josq wrote:Purator wrote:162_Ranks wrote:The situation was different for the v4 -> v5 upgrade. That transition meant the end of support for v4 licenses. I understand people feel uneasy about that, but to me that was justified because 1) there were significant new features/improvements 2) HW 4 was already 8.5 years old and 3) the v4 licensing system was broken and appeared to be abused at a quite large scale.
100% agree. Some users complain about this step, but as a honest customer it is also in my interest that illegal copies and usage is prevented. And the improvements in version V were just great.
For me MDA and Hauptwerk is no only a software (company) but also a community ... of people with similar special interests. Of course I also want that MDA is a successful business, and they will continue with Hauptwerk for many, many years. But at the moment I do not feel treated as an affiliate customer but as a cash cow.
@MDA: I know, you read through all these comments. Please: Give us a picture of how it will continue in future. Will you release a paid update once a year? Or may it happen that you want us to pay for it already in 5 months from now? After 8 years of development on HW V it was just somehow irritating, that you release the next version after less than a year. There is almost no communication from your side ... even not an official announcement in the forum.
I really appreciate the updates done in this version and I want to say a big thanks to Martin for his support, work and also his regular comments and help here in the forum. And I really would like to feel happy about the continuity in development, but this sudden and unexpected release leaves a certain aftertaste.