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<blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 7822963" data-attributes="member: 725"><p>So you expect support on software you buy once, for ever? As long as sales are great that isn't really a problem, as sales fund new development, that will drive new sales. But when new sales plummet due to market conditions (glut) and constrictions (not able to acquire 5E license) things can go bad quickly. Expecting life long support on a buy once product is what I call 'weak sauce'...</p><p></p><p>I've worked with enough small (IT) companies that I know that the financial situation can turn on a dime. A big customer that you've invested heavily in (to bring product to market) can back out at the last moment, a deal for a product you've been investing heavily in doesn't go through (licenses), market shifts, economy shifts, investor backs out unexpectedly, private situation of the owner changes drastically, etc. Entrepreneurship IS risk at any level, especially for smaller companies. When you go work for such companies you should know the risk when signing up, especially when changing your private live drastically. I don't hear complaints from the folks that were let go, but from folks that don't have a 'clue', apparently. If people were hired by WotC now, they shouldn't be all that surprised if they were let go by Christmas... It happened before and it will happen again. Do your research...</p><p></p><p>Lone Wolf has imho a very good track-record in the gaming industry, I suspect they've been around the longest and still actively support most of their product lines. If I compare that with the amount of software packages that have been around for the last 30 years and have disappeared again after spending (a lot of) money on them, that isn't even funny... ProFantasy is also such a big rock in gaming software that's been around for a long time, the rest just comes and goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cergorach, post: 7822963, member: 725"] So you expect support on software you buy once, for ever? As long as sales are great that isn't really a problem, as sales fund new development, that will drive new sales. But when new sales plummet due to market conditions (glut) and constrictions (not able to acquire 5E license) things can go bad quickly. Expecting life long support on a buy once product is what I call 'weak sauce'... I've worked with enough small (IT) companies that I know that the financial situation can turn on a dime. A big customer that you've invested heavily in (to bring product to market) can back out at the last moment, a deal for a product you've been investing heavily in doesn't go through (licenses), market shifts, economy shifts, investor backs out unexpectedly, private situation of the owner changes drastically, etc. Entrepreneurship IS risk at any level, especially for smaller companies. When you go work for such companies you should know the risk when signing up, especially when changing your private live drastically. I don't hear complaints from the folks that were let go, but from folks that don't have a 'clue', apparently. If people were hired by WotC now, they shouldn't be all that surprised if they were let go by Christmas... It happened before and it will happen again. Do your research... Lone Wolf has imho a very good track-record in the gaming industry, I suspect they've been around the longest and still actively support most of their product lines. If I compare that with the amount of software packages that have been around for the last 30 years and have disappeared again after spending (a lot of) money on them, that isn't even funny... ProFantasy is also such a big rock in gaming software that's been around for a long time, the rest just comes and goes. [/QUOTE]
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