Softmaker Office: **90%+** Discount!!!! Offer Expires Feb5 6pm(?) EST

[tomos]

^ SoftMaker Office 2016 is so expensively priced that I feel certain there is no free update from 2012, no matter how late you bought it.

-Curt (June 02, 2015, 06:20 PM)

that would be very unusual, so doesnt seem like a logical conclusion.
@brahman, the best thing would be to ask Softmaker themselves.

Yeah, the reason it seems expensively priced is that there is now only the pro version.
This is a pity imo (even though I use the pro version myself).

Softmaker Office 2016 has been released.
http://www.softmaker...english/index_en.htm
...
pricing appears to be different for German locations, so not sure what pricing you will see - probably 89.95 $/€ full price; 59.95 upgrade price

Note:

• 1) there appears to be only the Pro version now
• 2) there's one upgrade price for all (even from free versions)
• 3) they have moved from eMclient to Thunderbird for email

Overview:
http://www.softmaker...m/english/ofw_en.htm

Features
http://www.softmaker...glish/ofwfeat_en.htm

-tomos (May 29, 2015, 05:35 AM)

... for people who want to upgrade from a free version to the pro version, the pricing is very good.
I would also note that the support in their forums is very good, I've gotten value for money there ;-)

[Curt]

^ SoftMaker Office 2016 is so expensively priced that I feel certain there is no free update from 2012, no matter how late you bought it.

-Curt (June 02, 2015, 06:20 PM)

that would be very unusual, so doesnt seem like a logical conclusion.

-tomos (June 03, 2015, 02:38 AM)

At the end, '2012' was sold for less than $20. Surely you don't mean such price should qualify for a FREE upgrade to '2016' - which was the question here. No, you and I just misunderstood each other.

In my opinion, the normal upgrade prices to '2016' are unexpectedly expensive. I upgraded anyway,,, but my default programs are still MS Office 2010 Pro.

[tomos]

At the end '2012' was sold for less than $20. Surely you don't mean such price should qualify for a FREE upgrade to '2016' - which was the question here.

-Curt (June 03, 2015, 09:12 AM)

ah, I didnt realise that - then it *was* a logical conclusion :-)

[4wd]

I agree it feels a bit pricy -- I think I'll wait till they send out one of those ugprade specials for customers using older versions.

-Jibz (June 03, 2015, 12:16 AM)

Same here, the current upgrade price of ~AU$77 is almost more than I paid for previous versions, (2008, 2010, 2012), combined.

Considering there seems to be only the Pro version now and they no longer use a purpose designed third-party email/calendar component, it seems a little steep for those of us who use the Standard version since we didn't need the added functionality of emClient/Thunderbird, (since I already have Thunderbird).

[Jibz]

Same here, the current upgrade price of ~AU$77 is almost more than I paid for previous versions, (2008, 2010, 2012), combined.

Considering there seems to be only the Pro version now and they no longer use a purpose designed third-party email/calendar component, it seems a little steep for those of us who use the Standard version since we didn't need the added functionality of emClient/Thunderbird, (since I already have Thunderbird).

-4wd (June 03, 2015, 08:37 PM)

I think you're right. If you look at their pricing for the previous and new version:



The price of the professional version is the same, but the upgrade price has doubled. And if you were using the standard edition, the upgrade price is now three times as much(!).

[tomos]

It turns out that Softmaker Stadard will also be released, I'm not sure when:

After working through a bunch of problems, we are close to releasing SoftMaker Office Standard, and this will also be offered as an upgrade for existing customers.

-http://forum.softmaker.com/viewtopic.php?p=50451&sid=65d73c3facf6e65f3be61430e2de3f15#p50452

[budgall]

It turns out that Softmaker Stadard will also be released, I'm not sure when:

I got email today, Standard 2016 upgrade price is $39.95

-tomos (June 09, 2015, 02:26 AM)

[tomos]

^ thanks budgall

yeah,
discussion seems to have moved back to that thread :-)