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I guess I'm stuck with 9.2 because I'm cheap and when I buy
something I should be entitled to improvements made that enhance it
function, improve operation, and become more reliable.
Hi,
It would be the 'improvements made that enhance it function, improve operation, and become more reliable' that you're actually paying for. When a version of Crossover ships, it is in a sense 'finished to that point in time'. Think of a car manufacturer...they produce a model car, they sell it for a year, and next year...there's a new model. The new model is roughly the same as the one year older model except they've improved a few things, ironed some bugs out, maybe changed the style or finish of the vehicle in some way. If you buy a new car, do you really expect to be able to go back to the car-yard, and expect to get the new year's model at all (without buying a new car)? If you leased a vehicle perhaps you've an avenue, if you rented a car perhaps the same thing...but...even in those cases. most of the time you'll pay more for a better vehicle...(and we're not renting, we're buying a support license, which is a very different thing)...
...in the car context, a Crossover license is a bit like a extended warranty agreement of sorts, and very much like cars, it's not as though you need to go out and purchase a new car every year. Indeed, there are many users here who have bought Crossover once, and never again, because they don't need it -- their apps still run at a level the user is happy with using the original version of Crossover they bought - why upgrade? You don't ; there's no need to...
Your analogy to anti-virus programs doesn't apply when thinking about Crossover - why? - you have to keep on upgrading/maintaining antivirus software ad infitinum for it to be useful (not that it is ;) -- Crossover's not like that. Crossover is relative to the apps you want to run at the time of purchasing your Crossover license. If you want to add applications to that set (like many gamers do) they may very well be a need to update...but like, right now I could stop on Crossover 10 and all my apps/games are going to keep running on that version (provided my host OS doesn't change too much).
For all these reasons and more, I believe the cost of an upgrade (which is reflected in the cost of a new licensing period to entitle you to that upgrade) is a modest cost considering what you get for your money My point is, you don't have to upgrade -- but like a car, if you see a new model come out of the same brand, and it has more features, better fuel economy, more power, better road holding and it looks better, you'll pay to own that (even though your older model car still works fine 8)
That's my thinking on it anyhow...
Cheers!
