{"id":37836,"date":"2022-12-06T16:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=37836"},"modified":"2022-12-06T16:38:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:38:49","slug":"capture-one-encourages-subscriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/06\/capture-one-encourages-subscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Capture One Encourages Subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Williams<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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After 1st February 2023, new perpetual license purchases will not receive any feature updates (16.x)<\/p>\n

This means that any updates containing new features and functionality will not be included in your license purchase. However, bug fixes and optimizations will be included (16.x.x) until a new paid version is released (16.x).<\/p>\n

Finally as a subscription license always provides you with access to the latest version, subscribers will also not be affected by these changes.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The changes we are making allow us to shift to the latest software development practices without removing perpetual licenses altogether. While over half of our users are on a subscription and close to 80% of new users choose a subscription, we still understand that perpetual licenses are important for many of you. That’s why we’re committed to keeping the option open.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

I don’t understand the point of doing feature updates throughout the year but withholding them from certain customers. The stated goal is to move faster, but, if anything, this would create extra development work because now bug fixes might need to be applied on top of two different branches. It seems as though the actual goal was to discourage people from purchasing perpetual licenses without getting rid of them entirely. It also sounds like they are changing the deal for people who recently bought upgrades thinking they would get a year’s worth of features, as before.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n