Houston - the reason you were chastised when you wrote that post was because you could get a permanent license for $100. Most of us knew that this was a great deal and didn't want to draw too much attention from Boonex that it may have been underpriced. Plus, I don't think most people expected an unannounced price increase. As you know, that is exactly what happened when Boonex announced an almost eight fold price increase. I more or less led the protest against this, and if you think you were see more "chastised" I got rather brutally attacked for even expressing this opinion, and took about 100 negative votes I think. Most of the members here will generally support whatever Boonex says - but that does not necessarily mean they will support it, or that those policies in the real world. Another reason that post may have raised some eyebrows was because it was really Boonex's responsibility to ask that question - and with their automated polling technology right there, I am surprised the didn't.
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Unoboonex - saying premium membership is "something we should work on for some time" is the right approach. I don't know what you plan to offer in "premium membership" but if you set the price too high, then the demands will also be high - some people here might expect unreasonable levels of technical support. Have you thought of something much lower - maybe $30 a year and $50 lifetime? I am on a support board for some directory software that is $30 lifetime and it has been sustainable.