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<blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 5541143" data-attributes="member: 27160">They already had such a differential set up, so it is obviously feasible - they just decided they didn't want it (for some reason).&nbsp;Hence differential pricing, exactly.&nbsp; If the price was too low, the possible answers included &quot;charge an up-front fee for a license&quot;.&nbsp;I certainly agree that there may be many who like the new CB - there's one born every minute <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; But assuming that there are enough who will be keen to use a product that they have no conttrol over or ownership of is likelwise not a safe assumption, on your part.&nbsp;How do you know this last sentence to be true?&nbsp; It seems unlikely in the extreme, to me - do you have any evidence at all, or are you just making assertions in a bid to bluff?&nbsp;So, you are happy to pay for a tool that could leave you with no option but a pencil and a sheet of paper next week (or tomorrow)?&nbsp; I can get a pencil and a sheet of paper now, and it's a lot cheaper.&nbsp; Better still, I can get a spreadsheet that I can modify for myself using the books and my laptop.&nbsp;With later upgrades, maybe it will become in some ways more feature-rich, flexible and useful than the old CB, agreed.&nbsp; Right now, though, it has no houserule capability, no &quot;future proofing&quot; and no usability when without internet access.&nbsp; That is simply &quot;worse&quot;, any way you cut it.&nbsp;Granted, I can't speak for the entire market.&nbsp; But neither can you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Balesir, post: 5541143, member: 27160"] They already had such a differential set up, so it is obviously feasible - they just decided they didn't want it (for some reason). Hence differential pricing, exactly. If the price was too low, the possible answers included "charge an up-front fee for a license". I certainly agree that there may be many who like the new CB - there's one born every minute ;) But assuming that there are enough who will be keen to use a product that they have no conttrol over or ownership of is likelwise not a safe assumption, on your part. How do you know this last sentence to be true? It seems unlikely in the extreme, to me - do you have any evidence at all, or are you just making assertions in a bid to bluff? So, you are happy to pay for a tool that could leave you with no option but a pencil and a sheet of paper next week (or tomorrow)? I can get a pencil and a sheet of paper now, and it's a lot cheaper. Better still, I can get a spreadsheet that I can modify for myself using the books and my laptop. With later upgrades, maybe it will become in some ways more feature-rich, flexible and useful than the old CB, agreed. Right now, though, it has no houserule capability, no "future proofing" and no usability when without internet access. That is simply "worse", any way you cut it. Granted, I can't speak for the entire market. But neither can you. [/QUOTE]

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