Popular Post church_mouse Posted February 18 Popular Post Share Posted February 18 I do think Audiophile Neuroscience has a valid point here. Would people be so happy to accept the argument "that is just how the industry works" if they were told that parts of their car would now be switched off by the manufacturer merely because you had not bought a new car from them within 5 years? I have an old (unused) JRiver licence. I haven't updated it in quite a few years because there has simply been nothing in their updates for which I have any great need/use. They have taken a development line which does not fit my use case. Chris, correctly, points out that the aggregate cost seems small (unless, of course, someone purchased JRiver when they were financially sound and now finds themself in much harder times where every penny counts). However, that avoids the principle - IF JRiver is switching off access to a service for no reason other than the owner of the software licence subsequently has not bought anything else (an update) from them, how can that be morally right? If the principle is morally right, then the amount is irrelevant and charging $6 per month or per week would also fit the principle. coke, Jivatma, phusis and 1 other 2 2 David MacMini, Mytek Manhattan I DAC, Avantone The Abbey Monitors, Roon Link to comment
Popular Post church_mouse Posted February 18 Popular Post Share Posted February 18 Does it really matter what price was paid for a product, or whether we like a vendor when it comes to a principle? Surely, a principle which varies according to the price is not a principle, it is merely a market calculation? I accept that I am clearly out of step here with the majority opinion expressed. I will just make these observations: 1. Chris says that my automobile analogy "is a bridge way too far". I accept it is an extreme, but how is the principle any different? 2. Chris then said "we should then ask if all the people would rather have JRiver go out of business offering free stuff than to pay $30 to upgrade". There is something in this save that JRiver was not offering "free stuff" - the CD lookup is referred to on JRiver's Wiki as a benefit of the product i.e. it is something included within the purchase price - a feature, not a "freebie extra". 3. If the alternative is for JRiver to go out of business, then JRiver could: a) ask for their customers to make a voluntary payment to help out. b) increase the price or change the pricing model of their future licences. c) introduce an extra fee to all licence holders, rather than just pick an arbitrary group. (This breaches my principle, but at least applies to all). I have no animus towards JRiver. I have great respect for Chris (as far as I can judge from his comments on and handling of this site), I just disagree on this occasion (quite strongly on the strength of the arguments so far). Audiophile Neuroscience and jhwalker 2 David MacMini, Mytek Manhattan I DAC, Avantone The Abbey Monitors, Roon Link to comment
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