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Title: Upgrade
Post by: hoodwink on February 04, 2002, 05:14:12 am

I registered MediaJukebox 6 and upgraded to 7. Is there an upgrade charge to go from 7 to 8 or will it be full price (as my v6 key isn't recognized)?

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: KingSparta on February 04, 2002, 07:05:32 am

a version 7 registration works on 8.

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: Doof on February 04, 2002, 07:08:59 am

6 works on 7, but not on 8.
7 works on 8, but not on ?.

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: aRCLiGHT on February 04, 2002, 02:19:23 pm

I think the original question was overlooked.  I too have a version 6 license.  It upgrades version 7 but not 8.  So, what is the cost than to upgrade.  If you upgrade version 7 and then try to save the license, it is still a version 6 license.  In essence, we have to go from version 6 to version 8....

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: Charlemagne 8 on February 04, 2002, 02:38:07 pm

6>8 $24.95. 7>8 $0.00 (so far). 8>? who knows but maybe $0.00. If you are gonna upgrade go to 8 unless you want to stay at 7.2 indefinitely.

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: aRCLiGHT on February 04, 2002, 04:05:22 pm

Ok - Now it would seem to me that there should be some middle ground for upgrade pricing.  Buying the whole program all over again seems a bit steep to upgrade a look and add a few features.  Maybe it is just me, but I think that there should be a consistent upgrade pricing based on the feature set being added.

Speaking of features, has anyone compiled a list of why I should pay for an upgrade to version 8 versus staying with version 7.2?

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: Charlemagne 8 on February 04, 2002, 04:23:44 pm

aRCLiGHT,

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No reason until the final release. Version 7.2 is an excellent product. It is also the official release at the moment. Version 8 is a Beta and it is being tested. It is not a final product.
The free upgrade from Version 6 to Version 7 was gravy. If you bought Version 6, you still have a Version 6 license.
There have been hints that the final release of Version 8 may not be free from Version 7 like it is now. I don't think it has been decided.
If you want a detailed list of improvements, search for "MJ 8.0 Beta Available", "match all words" "subject only" and you can get a partial list in tedious detail as each thread is started with a list of improvements over the last beta release.
CVIII

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: JimH on February 04, 2002, 04:44:40 pm

arclight,
From 6 to 8, there is no upgrade.  Sorry.  We're trying to reduce the complexity of handling licenses inside the program and out.

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: hoodwink on February 05, 2002, 04:44:24 am

Jimh, Will you let us know when these complexities are worked out? Otherwise with every beta of v8 I have to deinstall 7, install 8 then if the registration fails deinstall 8 and reinstall 7.

Title: RE:Upgrade
Post by: JimH on February 05, 2002, 05:18:22 am

There may be some misunderstanding.  A version 6 key will not work with version 8.  It never will.  Going from v6 to v8 requires a purchase of v8.