mtscrap wrote:
well, usually a firm like Microsoft or Adobe gives you some advance notice when they are working on a new product or version, so that you can make a decision whether to buy or wait how ever many months until it's released. Was there any notice here? I would've waited the few mths for the new version myself had I known that it was in the works. KWIM?
I understand that point. I think it was always understood that Todd was working on a new version. When that would be released, no one was sure. My guess is he didn't want to say he was working on the new version and give some deadline as to release and then not be able to meet that deadline. Like Micro$oft does on a regular basis. Then people would be complaining that had they known it wasn't going to be ready in 3 months they would have just purchased the old version so they could have used it in the meantime. Pretty much it's no win for him- if he tells you when it'll be ready people will complain and if he doesn't tell anyone people complain.
Think of it this way- you now have 2 versions of the program. What good is that, you say? Well, if there are problems with the new version you can always go back to the old version and still be able to use it. Designers can now use both programs when designing- seeing as those with version 1 can't open version 2 .scut files, that is a handy thing for a designer, so they can test designs and make sure they work in both versions. So my thinking is I now have 2 versions of the program for only $30 extra. New buyers are only getting ver2.