If there is a petition, I'll sign it in a heartbeat. I'm simply looking at the rest of the industry and Apple's previous behaviour, and none of it makes any logical sense whatsoever- apart from the undertones that suggest Apple is trying to push the Mac App Store so hard down our throats that they're willing to piss off what little professional user base they have left pulling shenanigans like this. I don't think I'm being an entitle-tard here (someone who believes they're entitled to every new major innovation until the end of time for free). Even Protools gets better support then Logic at this point. I'll admit that Logic is hardly the most expensive thing I own (actually it's kinda low on the list)- but the fact is that I have never, ever seen a company pull what Apple is doing right now. I was under the impression this came with the right to receive free updates until the next major version bump. Well then they should have complained rather then simply bending over. I see no other reason to explain this behaviour, especially considering that nothing of this sort has ever occurred pre-Mac App Store. Simply charging $30 for a paid upgrade because you don't feel like supporting software over Software Update is eyebrow raising to say the least. Major updates are different, they denote a radically improved or stabilized product that is worth paying for. I am deeply concerned that this behaviour will spread to other applications as well. The point is that Apple now believes it is OK to arbitrarily charge people whatever they want for minor updates, while irreparably leaving existing users in the dust in regards to bug fixes unless they pay up. "It's only $30, you're a professional, you can afford it" I hear you say. I am just a wee bit furious (that's an understatement) that I paid twice as much as Logic and Mainstage are currently selling for (and even more for the previous versions of the software). MainStage 2.2 has been out for some time. But what about professionals? Oh, right, I'm sure Apple is going to take care of us with Logic 10, and by that, I mean they'll just target youtubers who think it's hilarious to re-live that scene from Freddy got Fingered ("Daddy want a sausage?") on their $50 M-Audio keyboards. How is anyone supposed to invest in a platform that treats it's users like this? I know the idiot masses will, because they don't know any better. I don't give a flying **** about the Mac App Store, but apparently Apple does enough to try and penny/nickel me to death all because they don't give a **** about the users who paid for the boxed version of their software, and offer no suitable upgrade path to the MAS versions. I don't have time for this crap, I bought into Apple because the platform was stable and reliable. However, if Apple is going to nail me $30 (for Mainstage, or even $200 for Logic Pro) for MINOR upgrades that fix CRITICAL bugs, then **** this ****. I really don't mind paying for major updates. Let me guess, when Logic 9.2 hits, I'll have to pay another TWO HUNDRED ($200) dollars just to get THAT upgrade as well? MainStage "2.2" is a PAID UPGRADE for users who spent $500 for the boxed copy?įIVE HUNDRED dollars, and because there's no easy way to upgrade stuff that wasn't purchased through the App Store (that is, Apple is too lazy to implement a system where you can buy the MAS version of an app for free if you already own it externally)- I have to pay another $30 for something I ALREADY OWN just to get a minor version bump, and other critical bug fixes?
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