First, take a close look at the FREE version. You may notice that it doesn't have ad-banners anymore. Only BoonEx links/images. The ad footer became smaller.
I believe that the site can run perfectly fine with a free license and 999 ot of 1000 members won't have problems with that.
IF you want to remove the BoonEx links - fine, go for license. The Dolphin unlimited license is $790, which is LESS than what you had to pay for full link removal from see more you site before.
You could have noticed that it is getting increasingly difficult to use Dolphin without the Flash Apps and your old $98 Dolphin license was working like a "trap". We didn't want that, and had to go long way to realize it was a wrong move. LOTS of people could accept the fact that buying Dolphin license doesn't in fact remove ALL links from your site - you still need to buy licenses from Orca and Ray widgets.
Dolphin is not "just a PHP script" - it's a package of PHP scripts, Flash Apps, Media Server, Desktop App, Media Converter and Mobile Apps, all working together. It took 8 years and a team of 15-55 (changing sizes) programmers to develop it. Yes, it IS worth more than $250.
Windows Vista is a consumer product, sold to MILLIONS of people. Dolphin is a business solutions, sold to businesses. Different sales volumes dictate different prices. To tell ou about our financials - BoonEx has been cash-negative (no profits) last year, and is hardly profitable this year. Go figure.
Ok, I am generally trying to be soft and nice, but this time I have to insist that what you see happening today is a gift/favor, not a rip off.
Moreover, we're happy to listen and do special deals for those who "wanted to buy... but".
And finally, this pricing will stick. It's designed for Dolphin 7 and Dolphin 8.
We will be adding MORE and MORE to the package, and it will remain united.
that's the biggest mistake.. thinking you get profit from raising license price..
should i say it again? we DON"T need 90% of the plugins.. so why should we pay 800$????
Couldn't agree more if you look at products from other software companies like adobe etc dolphin is fairly priced...people with problems with the pricing could always "just" build community software themselves.
might be better to post announcents in the forums instead of the blog in future???
First, take a close look at the FREE version. You may notice that it doesn't have ad-banners anymore. Only BoonEx links/images. The ad footer became smaller.
I believe that the site can run perfectly fine with a free license and 999 ot of 1000 members won't have problems with that.
IF you want to remove the BoonEx links - fine, go for license. The Dolphin unlimited license is $790, which is LESS than what you had to pay for full link removal from see more
should i say it again? we DON"T need 90% of the plugins.. so why should we pay 800$????
might be better to post announcents in the forums instead of the blog in future???
do you go to the store and demand they sell you one egg because you dont want 6 for breakfast?
no you dont. you buy 6 and either keep the other until you use them or dont bother using them
so STFU