Re: Does it run on Windows 7?
Jeff,
Ouch. I didn't look far enough into it as I was just hoping for a different solution for you. That is a pretty steep hit for just a driver upgrade. Especially when Alpha is offering an upgrade to the developer edition/unlimited runtime for $399.
Well since the upgrade for the v10 developer/unlimited runtime is $399 and these are the developers tools for one to work with, it would seem to me that this is the cost for the developer to advance his ability to work. As for any work that is done to make a program ready for a new OS, well that's been a cost for many of my current apps that I've bought and use and I would think that it is unreasonable for any business to think otherwise. Good time to let clients know that with a new OS now available that there will need to be upgrades to comply with the changes that it brings if THEY make the decision to upgrade. Perhaps even throw in a few small changes to their core system to make it look like something more than just an OS upgrade. Of course, the cost to do this would be built in.
I guess if you think about it, we're the software developers for our clients. I guess your argument would mean that we should then provide all work related to an OS/dev tool upgrade for free! I wouldn't - nor would I expect Alpha.
Well it's my belief that if any company would do this it would be Alpha. I've never seen the same response to clients that I have with them. However, I think that it would cover the perceived "bugs" rather than compliance with a new OS.
I feel your pain here, I've just spent months getting an e-commerce website constructed with another package and they just announced that the newest version is coming out in December and will be very different from the current one. This will break most of the customizations I've made. So now I'll get to start all over. Unfortunately this seems to be the game we're in.
Very courteous and exemplary service. Unfortunately not the norm that I have seen. Your clients should be especially grateful to have you as their developer.
I guess that is my point to this thread. It is about the introduction of a new OS and the possible problems this might cause for versions of Alpha released long before the OS's appearance. It's not a bug! To me it's a new feature - my opinion.
And unfortunately the norm. I myself would love to see the 2 most current versions be supported. But I also knew when I decided to adopt Alpha as one of my dev platforms the company could not sustain this size of infrastructure. But hopefully, they can grow into it.
And I hope you don't take this discussion as argumentative. I only mean for it to be how I and others might perceive this issue.
Jeff,
Originally posted by jkletrovets
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... and it will become an issue for anyone who has a legacy app written in V9. When my clients get a new machine a year from now....I don't think it is reasonable to say.....
"ummmm...yeah...about that.....we need to redo your entire app in a new version even though the app has been working great for you....yeah it'll just cost you $1000 for the runtime and $5000 for me to convert the app and test it with the new version"......all because of the pdf driver
"ummmm...yeah...about that.....we need to redo your entire app in a new version even though the app has been working great for you....yeah it'll just cost you $1000 for the runtime and $5000 for me to convert the app and test it with the new version"......all because of the pdf driver
I can't really agree with you on this point. There are too many examples to list of companies that have upgraded (in a free patch) their software as the computing world changes. I don't think you can live in a vacuum if you are in business of making software such as Alpha.
I do not have my hopes high at all....if Alpha's past behavior is any indication V9 will never see another patch. I hope I am wrong however. :)
The problem is that it is just not that simple to �just upgrade�. I hope Alpha recognizes that. I have been writing the app I am getting ready to install for a client for about 8 months. There is no telling what "behavioral changes" V10 would introduce into an app I have MANY hours writing and debugging.
In my little programming world, I fix all bugs for free for the life of the software I have written....even 8-10 years down the road.
That is just how I run my business, now if the customer wants a new feature then that is a different story.
I realize Alpha cannot do this, but I think just immediately relegating the prior version to an unsupported status is uncool....IMO....
And I hope you don't take this discussion as argumentative. I only mean for it to be how I and others might perceive this issue.
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