Logmein free no more?

[zazou]

Did anyone else receive a nice email like this recently?

As of January 21, 2014, LogMeIn Free will no longer be available. To continue using remote access, you will need to purchase an account subscription of LogMeIn Pro.

A new Pro account includes our signature remote access with premium features like remote printing, file transfer and cloud data access, plus desktop, iOS and Android apps to improve your experience.

As a loyal LogMeIn user, you are eligible for discounted introductory pricing. Subscription packages start at $49/year for two computers (50% off regular price)*. Visit the pricing page for details, and buy now.

[blacjac]

Yup

[Bacchus]

Did anyone else receive a nice email like this recently?

oh that's kind of annoying, but predictable.

A good product, but not good enough to pay hard earned cash.

[d000hg]

oh that's kind of annoying, but predictable.

A good product, but not good enough to pay hard earned cash.

On a forum for people who charge hundreds of pounds a day for writing software, this comment seems rather odd. Open source software has done some great things, but one bad thing (partly from this and partly the web in general) is the prevailing feeling that nobody should have to pay for software.

[Bacchus]

On a forum for people who charge hundreds of pounds a day for writing software

So surely qualified to judge what's worth spending on and what's not?

I pay for things that are useful to me, like AV/Firewall, Beyond Compare, winzip even, and whilst this product may be invaluable to someone else, I only use it to support my ageing mother's PC, which it can just about manage, but I will simply open a port to connect directly with terminal services and get full screen res instead of shadowy web images.

[xoggoth]

the prevailing feeling that nobody should have to pay for software

Quite. You can sell apps that took you months to write for £3 and people write comments like "I expected a Rolls Royce for this sort of money"

[d000hg]

So surely qualified to judge what's worth spending on and what's not?

I pay for things that are useful to me, like AV/Firewall, Beyond Compare, winzip even, and whilst this product may be invaluable to someone else, I only use it to support my ageing mother's PC, which it can just about manage, but I will simply open a port to connect directly with terminal services and get full screen res instead of shadowy web images.

Yes but loads of people who use LMI very frequently, even as part of their job, are among those in uproar they'd have to pay.

Free tools are an incredible blessing but they should not be expected or taken for granted.

[eek]

Yes but loads of people who use LMI very frequently, even as part of their job, are among those in uproar they'd have to pay.

Free tools are an incredible blessing but they should not be expected or taken for granted.

I think the main complaints are the total lack of notice.
And the rate, its one thing to ask for $10 at no notice its another thing to ask for $50.....

[SimonMac]

Quite. You can sell apps that took you months to write for £3 and people write comments like "I expected a Rolls Royce for this sort of money"

The mobile app stores have spoilt people, they want polished apps for £0.69p a time

[SimonMac]

Yes but loads of people who use LMI very frequently, even as part of their job, are among those in uproar they'd have to pay.

Free tools are an incredible blessing but they should not be expected or taken for granted.

You have to question the logic relying on a free resource if it costs you money when you no longer have access to it, and if you are using it commercially why would you object to paying $50 a year unless you are on Suity rates?