Dr Teeth Posted July 3, 2002 Posted July 3, 2002 Some body could explain me what is the diference between this and a "normal" upgrade? Rebuilding My Self
RABid Posted July 3, 2002 Posted July 3, 2002 Normal upgrade: You pay to upgrade a program to a newer version of that same program. Example: To upgrade from Sonar I to Sonar II. Competitive Upgrade: If you own a program and can provide proof of ownership you can purchase a competing program at a discounted price. Example: If you own Cubase VST you can purchase the competitive upgrade of Sonar II for a price much cheaper than the normal purchase of Sonar II. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page
SFOracle Posted July 3, 2002 Posted July 3, 2002 A competitive upgrade is where a software company offers a special discount for users to upgrade from a competitors product to their latest version product. I.e. - Steinberg offers a special deal for Emagic Logic users to "upgrade" to Sonar 2.0 XL. Basically - think of it as an incentive to switch from one product to another. This would differ from a standard upgrade offer in which you are offered a discount to upgrade from previous version of the same product. i.e. from Cubase VST32 to Cubase SX or from Cakewalk ProAudio 9.0 to Sonar 2.0 XL. Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong: James Bryce
Dr Teeth Posted July 3, 2002 Author Posted July 3, 2002 Oh thanks guys!, so this is more than any thing a marketing strategy. Rebuilding My Self
Byrdman Posted July 3, 2002 Posted July 3, 2002 Originally posted by LatinMusic: Oh thanks guys!, so this is more than any thing a marketing strategy.Sure - its an attempt to increase ones market share. I find it hard to find anything wrong with such an approach even wearing my amatuer economists hat. Interestingly sometimes you can save money by buying product A and then a competitive upgrade to product B. Typically you buy an older version of product A that is being discounted because its old but which still qualifies for a competitive upgrade to product B.
Dr Teeth Posted July 3, 2002 Author Posted July 3, 2002 Something wrong? I see all good! Yes byrdman, that is what i am trying to find now, to find the perfect a and b products. Rebuilding My Self
RABid Posted July 3, 2002 Posted July 3, 2002 Cubase to Sonar II is a cheap jump if the offer is still good. The competitive upgrade from Cubase to Sonar II was only $99 and does not require you to send in your Cubase manual. Only supply your Cubase SN. Now, does anyone know a cheap way to pick up Cubase? How much does Cubase VST go for now that SX is out? Robert Edit - Sometimes you can also get good deals on regular upgrades. There was a period that Tascam was selling the upgrade to GigaStudio at a discount. It was cheaper to buy GigaSampler LE and then upgrade it to GigaStudio 160 than it was to buy GS160 from a national discount chain. I did just that, but made the mistake of not noticing the free GS LE that came with my sound card. That would have saved me another $70. Which is yet another thing to check. Sometimes it is cheaper to upgrade from the LE versions of software that comes with your hardware. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page
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