Subscription vs. purchase - depends on release cycle?
What is the typical release cycle for C1? Do major revisions typically come out every year? Every two years? I'm asking because I'm trying to figure out what would be the best path to follow in purchasing this software. Monthly subscriptions are convenient for their low initial outlay of money but over time this can add up to be more than a full purchase.
I understand that the monthly subscription gives users access to major updates and that people who purchase software get a discount on the full price package. Again, depending on the release cycle the upgrade could be cheaper in the long run could be cheaper than the subscription.
Any insight would be appreciated! đ
-=- Boris
I understand that the monthly subscription gives users access to major updates and that people who purchase software get a discount on the full price package. Again, depending on the release cycle the upgrade could be cheaper in the long run could be cheaper than the subscription.
Any insight would be appreciated! đ
-=- Boris
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This post (and its related thread) may help.
viewtopic.php?f=55&t=16930&p=80260&hilit=subscription&sid=078410c4c7210d8257bab2f9c9a299cb#p809280 -
Think about this.
If one is subscribing, then updates will happen occasionally / during the monthly payment plan, and perhaps with no warning.
So. All of a sudden...
Historically if the subscription had been in effect with CO7 then think about this.
CO7 changes to CO8 and you are running 10.6.8 on an older but stable computer.
Now CO8 won't run on 10.6.8
Now you are forced to buy a new computer because your older computer will run too slow on 10.7
BUY Capture One and You be in control and upgrade the machine when you need to...can afford it or whenever you want to.0 -
Grant,
Thank you for your reply! I had not thought of how updates are distributed. Are they pushed onto users without the option to skip it for a while? It would be terrible to go through with an auto update only to find out that my machine that may be a few years old is incompatible! âšī¸ Even if I skip an update I would be stuck paying a subscription for old software for an old machine. It sounds like the subscription could be a good deal for those who are willing to make sure their machines are up to date.
I suppose we Mac users have been fortunate to be able to update our operating systems on older Intel machines with relatively little pain (when compared to the PC world). The biggest risk of updating the operating system is having the computer crash while bugs are being worked out. There is something to be said for being stable at the expense of being one version behind for a while.
I tried estimating the costs of purchasing the software and subscribing to it over a period of five years. My two assumptions is that the subscription rate of $10 doesn't change and that major updates for purchased software happen every 18 months at a cost of $100. With these two assumptions my spreadsheet that five years is the break even point when a recurring $10 monthly subscription will catch up to and surpass the cost of purchasing the software and upgrading it. We'd be at version 12 of the software by then!
More to think about ... â0 -
[quote="Grant Kernan" wrote:
Think about this.
If one is subscribing, then updates will happen occasionally / during the monthly payment plan, and perhaps with no warning.
I am pretty sure that you are always in control of what software version is installed on your computer. Nothing is pushed upon you or your system.
As is the case with a buy-license, a subscription is a license model. This is independent from technical matters like installation. Capture One does not have an automatic update feature, just a notification feature which can be switched off in the software.
Please also note that you can run CO7 with a CO8 buy-license, for your older computer, which is very unusual in the software industry.
In case you have any doubts, please open a support case and get your information from the source.0 -
[quote="6BQ5" wrote:
I suppose we Mac users have been fortunate to be able to update our operating systems on older Intel machines with relatively little pain (when compared to the PC world).
I'm not at all convinced you are right about that these days. But that's a discussion for a different thread and probably on a different forum.
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My Capture machine is a 2 1/2 year old Mac Book Air running
Mavericks and CO8
My editing / printing booth is an older 24 inch I mac running CO7
I enjoy the newer features in V8 but I need to go back to V7 & I need to archive the unedited Raw files with the tiffs produced from V8.
It is awkward and not very backwards compatible. I either have to trash all the sidecars and loose any adjustments, save both sets,
Or, I have to buy a new editing machine...0 -
Grant,
Is your 24" iMac unable to upgrade to Mavericks and/or Yosemite? It sounds like the ideal setup would be one machine for everything that can be backed up with an external drive?
Can you elaborate on how what happened during the upgrade?
I'm curious for my own sake. đ0 -
The older 24 inch is already upgraded to 10.6.8. If I try to upgrade it further then it's architecture can not handle it. The machine is already optimized. I suppose that the Imac is at it's end of life in that regard, but I have some other [much more expensive rip] softwares that would need to be replaced if I changed to a newer OS... 0 -
I am thinking of partitioning the hard drive and installing 10.9.5 to allow CO8... 0
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