| I just also want to go on record saying I love this add-on, I use it daily for the past 3 years as well. I was absolutely livid when I found this forum explaining why my workspaces was now greyed out. I keep 5 to 6 SSMS open at a time, each with dozens of tabs. Saving my workspaces so I can restart my machine once a month without having to go through each tab one at a time was wonderful. Now I feel backstabbed, as all my workspaces are hidden from me unless I pay up! $150 is outright greed! And in my life experiences, when you're greedy, you eventually loose out. Your customer base will die out, being this overpriced. What will you do then? Charge $500 per license to make up losses? Not going to solve your problem. I'm a developer at a marketing company, and I can tell you guys, just like everyone else here, this bait and switch tactic is not going to work. You're pissing off your loyal fan-base, and once they leave and find something equivalent, they will have no reason to return. If you're reading this and you work at Solutions Crew, and you want job security, you better print out this forum thread and push it in the face of your upper management. Companies larger than yours have gone under for less customer betraying actions than this. Your customers are politely telling you that you are being boycotted. Better do something about it! Starbucks isn't a multi-billion dollar corporation because they overpriced their coffee, they sell volume of fairly priced coffee, and they advertise! Lower your price, advertise, and push volume! You're company is selling a product-less product. You're not paying for shipping or many other overhead costs that come with selling a physical product. Pushing large volume amounts of your product at reasonable prices should be your focus! Offer a fairly priced "personal" license and you will have a hand full of buyers right here. Your customer base is not a "one size fits all". You need to offer some variety! I would happily pay as much as $50 out of my own pocket. But now I think I will simply find another tool. It will be a shame to see such a useful tool die out due to greed. |
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