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PaintCode 2

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Re: PaintCode 2

#11

Post by mournit »

I am feeling increasingly frustrated by product websites that assume I already know what their product is. This seems to be especially prevalent on sites of tools meant for developers.

Please, don't make me have to guess by reading your tooltips, feature blurbs, and customer quotes like they are puzzle pieces to the question of "what the hell is this thing!"

At least PaintCode is kind enough to give an overview in their documentation.

Re: PaintCode 2

#12

Post by M4v3R »

scrumper wrote: post #10

I just bought PaintCode 1, about a week ago. Sad^h^h^h Happy - free upgrade woo!

Try and contact the authors, it's likely that they will give you at least a better upgrade price for version 2. Some companies also give out upgrades like that for free for people who bought previous version just before the launch.

Re: PaintCode 2

#13

Post by johnward »

mournit wrote: post #11

I am feeling increasingly frustrated by product websites that assume I already know what their product is. This seems to be especially prevalent on sites of tools meant for developers. Please, don't make me have to guess by reading your tooltips, feature blurbs, and customer quotes like they are puzzle pieces to the question of "what the hell is this thing!" At least PaintCode is kind enough to give an overview in th…

My first impression when I got to the page was ok what does this thing do? A simple blurb about what this thing is may have sparked some interest.

Re: PaintCode 2

#15

Post by scrumper »

M4v3R wrote: post #12
scrumper wrote: post #10

I just bought PaintCode 1, about a week ago. Sad^h^h^h Happy - free upgrade woo!

Try and contact the authors, it's likely that they will give you at least a better upgrade price for version 2. Some companies also give out upgrades like that for free for people who bought previous version just before the launch.

It's on the Mac App Store, which doesn't permit this kind of thing.

It's not so bad: I'll try the free trial and if it fixes some of the problems I have with PaintCode 1, I'll pay for the upgrade. The app itself is a tool which helps me make money so it's not hard to justify.

I'm starting to think that an honorable and smart thing for developers to do is to run a sale a month or so before the release of a new paid version on the app store.

Re: PaintCode 2

#16

Post by scrumper »

VeryVito wrote: post #14
scrumper wrote: post #10

I just bought PaintCode 1, about a week ago. Sad^h^h^h Happy - free upgrade woo!

If you bought it after April 1, the upgrade is free. Email support for info (as seen in the blog post here: http://www.paintcodeapp.com/news/introducing-paintcode-2 )

Outstanding. Cheers VeryVito.

Re: PaintCode 2

#19

Post by kitschpatrol »

Fantastic progress on a great app!

Seems like a candidate for an Apple acquisition and then integration in Xcode 6. A bit of a stretch, but such a move would align with the trend of baking interface builder, particle effect editors, etc. right into the IDE. (Designer developer workflow considerations aside...)

Re: PaintCode 2

#20

Post by brixon »

general_failure wrote: post #18

Nice, Apple itself is a customer. That's a big thumbs up. In general, do you have to contact companies and ask them permission before you put them on the customer list?

You hide it in the terms of service and hope that the person at the company buying it bypasses official procurement (i.e. buys the software with corp credit card).

Where I work the procurement organization will required that verbiage is removed.

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