What to do?? Was just about to buy version 2.x....
Hello, I've been playing around with FreeReport, and I find all I need in it (what is missing it seems to be there in FastReport 2.x).
However I saw here that a version 3.x is around the corner.
I'm a little-money programmer here in Argentina (3rd world
) and for me u$s 99 is the right price I can pay for a report solution.... I got a small development task that might justify paying this price.
But I'm afraid if I buy this version I won't get more support (fixes)... at the same time the prices for version 3.0 seem to be very high.
These are my thoughts/doubts:
- I think there should be a similar version to FR 2.5x at no more than u$s 150- u$s 200... it is impossible for many people to pay more than that...
- I think people was attracted to FR because of PRICE + QUALITY. If you lose the first value, you may lose a lot of customers.
- if I buy now 2.5x, will I get some free update to some basic version of FR3? Will I lose some functionality or only source code ?
- The most important... WILL FR 2.X be maintained for some more time now?? Have you considered maintaining both versions and thus allowing people with less funds to buy it?
Just trying to help the future of a great product...
However I saw here that a version 3.x is around the corner.
I'm a little-money programmer here in Argentina (3rd world
) and for me u$s 99 is the right price I can pay for a report solution.... I got a small development task that might justify paying this price.But I'm afraid if I buy this version I won't get more support (fixes)... at the same time the prices for version 3.0 seem to be very high.
These are my thoughts/doubts:
- I think there should be a similar version to FR 2.5x at no more than u$s 150- u$s 200... it is impossible for many people to pay more than that...
- I think people was attracted to FR because of PRICE + QUALITY. If you lose the first value, you may lose a lot of customers.
- if I buy now 2.5x, will I get some free update to some basic version of FR3? Will I lose some functionality or only source code ?
- The most important... WILL FR 2.X be maintained for some more time now?? Have you considered maintaining both versions and thus allowing people with less funds to buy it?
Just trying to help the future of a great product...