Because the NBC's and other big users pay a hell of a lot more for support then the monthly nut a small shop has. It's called service contracts, and if it wasn't for them, there wouldn't be ANY development pushing forward at all.
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On Jul 29, 2014, at 5:15 AM, switthaus@mac.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
The flip side of that argument is if I am a new user (which Avid needs desperately), why am I going to plunk down my $299 for MC8 and every year after, knowing that some of my money I spend is being used to fix patches for old software? I could really care less that NBC (or insert your big user here) wants (free) fixes to a version 5 or 6 product. I am getting in on MC8 and I expect the fee I pay every year is to push development forward, not to satisfy a customer that refuses to plunk down the cash and effort to stay up to date. At least I know that my $299 spent with Apple on X is not funding old products. Just another viewpoint from a small shop perspective.
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