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Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

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    Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

    I seem to recall that Selwyn (or was it Richard?) Rabins made the promise that the cost of upgrading to Alpha5 v.4.5 would be completely recoverable (no time limit mentioned)when further upgrading to v.5.

    Your UK agents (Guildsoft)are advertising the v.5 upgrade from v.4.5 (where the latter was upgraded from v.4) at �140.00 when the fullcost for a single user version is �199.00. As I paid �95.97 for the upgrade to v.4.5 I would have expected the cost to be �103.03.

    For some reason, those who upgraded to v.4.5 from versions 1-3 can buy the v.5 upgrade for �100.00!

    Can Selwyn or Richard explain these anomalies please?

    Regards to all

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    RE: Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

    I will check with them on Monday

    I believe however that the price is the price after the rebate is replied.

    Since people who went to version 4.5 from an earlier version paid more that upgraders from earlier versions - their rebates will be higher

    thanks
    Richard Rabins
    Co Chairman
    Alpha Software

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      #3
      RE: Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

      Richard,

      Thanks for your reply though don't quite understand your remark that "..the price is the price after the rebate is applied". Am I taking a too simplistic view in deducting the price I paid for v.4.5 from the quoted full price of v.5 in arriving at the price I should expect to pay for the latter?
      Look forward to hearing further from you following your enquiries.

      Regards

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        #4
        RE: Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

        Dennis

        Have you called 01752 895 100 in the uk?
        Richard Rabins
        Co Chairman
        Alpha Software

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          #5
          RE: Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

          Richard
          No, I haven't called the number you give which would appear to be that of the Software Centre in Ivybridge, Devon (although the number I have for them is 01752 897100).

          I obtained my v4.5 from Guildsoft (also known as BVRP) so my first approach was to them in regard to upgrading to v5.
          Since starting this correspondence with you it has occurred to me that possibly the price charged to me for v4.5 was the full price instead of the upgrade price from v4. If this was the case, then I unwittingly paid it only because no upgrade price was offered when purchased over the Internet. I notice that, although Guildsoft advertise the various prices on their website, there seems to be no mechanism for paying anything less than the full price for v5. It would have to be ordered by telephone to get the discounts.

          I will ring the number you gave me tomorrow and see what they have to offer.

          Thanks for your help.

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            #6
            RE: Version 5 Upgrade prices in UK

            Richard,
            Have just discovered that the number you gave is for Guildsoft (are they and the Software Centre one and the same?).

            My earlier reply is, therefore, not wholly relevant.

            Regards.

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