Adam,
"The existing program on your computer will always remain there on your computer."
If this was true, I'd be very satisfied.
Your assumption is not true.
The EULA states that AC has the right to pull the existing program off your computer! You could be court ordered (or have your program deactivated remotely). Did you know that?
For someone like me who has over seven years of data on AC, having this program yanked out is not acceptable. If it happens, it will lead to legal repercussions. I would rather avoid such an event and that is why I am bringing up this issue.
I, as a consumer, have a right to know if the program will be functional if I want to opt out. The EULA is vague about this. The advertising is not. I do not know how one can defend false advertising.
I would not mind updating my Amazingchart (and paying the yearly fee which is very reasonably priced), but not at a cost that the new upgrade would mean that I will have a meaningless database should Jon or his sucessor want to charge $10,000 a year for the privilege of accessing my data.
Now, I can see you rolling your eyes. It has happened to me several times. Medisoft was a great program in 1997. It was cheap and very useful program at $79. Nine years later, when I wanted to update, I found that the owners have changed hands several times. The program is now bloated and has errors programmed into the code. After several thousand dollars and switching to XP Pro on my computers (so it would be Medisoft compatible), the database was deemed "corrupt." They would fix it for a few hundred dollars. After paying this ransom to update 10 years of fiscal data, another data "corruption" popped up. The cost of unlocking the existing data and starting over again is just too expensive.
Software companies are as stable as politicians. Remember, only a few weeks ago, Romney was suggesting that Hucklebee's campaign was dead and that "A vote for Hucklebee is a vote for McCain!"
One thing for certain is change.
So, all I am asking for is some assurances that the program that is currently in my computer would not be disabled by AC.
It's hard to go on and invest my time in a program that can't give assurance that it won't just disappear into thin air.
