the_cunning_ham

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="12" id="3917893"] It does not include any future 6.x, 7.x etc versions. Only 5.x. [/quote] The issue is now that the life span of each version is now much shorter. Taking that into consideration they have clearly priced it to try and drive people into the subscription model. Stardock are clearly trying to ensure that you don't "own" your software anymore unless you pay them an ongoing fee. From a consumer poin

[quote who="PhoenixRising1" reply="51" id="3912398"] Why is itopeasy getting the attention? github has spawned much better options such as portals and coodesker that are much more deserving then itopeasy. [/quote] With this pricing I will keep using fences 3 until it encounters issues then jump on the open source bandwagon. As long as it integrates well and has the basic windows features , I sure I can survive without the polish and bandwagon of minimal u

Stardock are actively trying to drive people to the subscription model. You can buy a new "lifetime" Fences 5 license outright at the cost of 3 x the yearly subscription (not sure on the upgrade) but considering that version 4 is only 1.5 years old, they are trying to make the subscription the "value" item. Considering that I originally purchased the lifetime license at less than the yearly subscription, upgrading is really poor value. Lets also remember th

As it is coming up to black Friday, I thought I'd come and check if there was any offers to upgrade to version 4. I started with the free version 1. Bought version 2 (Multiple license's) and upgraded them to 3. Not that I have had issues, but I knew that version 3 was out of support and generally better to have the newest version, but I could not stomach the price for zero more features I would use. Low and behold the beta for version 5 is out and us