Got an email to purchase 2019 upgrade and it's also stating upgrades are ending??? Is it going the dreaded "subscription" (rent, never own) model?!
After reading the many bugs and problems with 2019, very reluctant to move on to that one. I'd hate to purchase that 2019 upgrade and they leave it to die and NEVER fix it, but force me to SUBSCRIPTION after they take my money.
CorelDRAW Upgrades are Ending!
Now is your last chance to upgrade to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019. Later this year, upgrades will no longer be available.
Honestly, being a loyal CorelDraw user since the very beginning, this really seems VERY WRONG what Corel is doing.
I feel like I am in this BIG RUSH BEFORE DECEMBER 1st, to purchase a bunch of upgrades from my current versions to this VERY BAD VERSION OF 2019? The typical USA UPGRADE PRICE is $199 EACH (or catch their sales: $179, $169, $159, $149, and $139!), then on top of that, $99 Upgrade Protection?
$298 TOTAL plus tax EACH for this so called LAST SCRAMBLE TO UPGRADE OR ELSE! The OR ELSE is pay FULL PRICE $499 if you do not by December 1 2019?!
I guess I wouldn't mind so much if the v2019 (even with latest fixes) worked like it should! But it doesn't! (Corel DROPPED THE BALL with v2019 and it's crap Mac version and this so-called CorelDraw.app CRAP). If it wasn't totally BROKE, DON'T FIX IT to BREAK IT EVEN MORE?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_law
But they are protected by their EULA which you HAVE TO AGREE TO in order to use what you bought.
In order NOT to have to pay full $499 (each!) after the deadline, you MUST AND HAVE TO PURCHASE their "LEMON" v2019 NOW BEFORE DECEMBER 1 2019!! That is just NOT RIGHT!
You're basically paying more ahead of time, in order to get hopefully a working version of v2020 at a more reasonable price compared to $499? I cannot risk using v2019.
So It looks like we have to purchase v2019, PLUS Upgrade Protection, (and NOT install it or use it since it's CRAP) in order to get v2020 next year for $298 each ($199 upgrade + $99 Upgrade Protection) versus FULL $499!!!!! And HOPE that it works?!?!?!?!
QUIT JERKING US AROUND COREL!
timd1971 said:So It looks like we have to purchase v2019, PLUS Upgrade Protection, (and NOT install it or use it since it's CRAP) in order to get v2020 next year for $298 each ($199 upgrade + $99 Upgrade Protection) versus FULL $499!!!!!
I think your analysis of this is pretty good.
I would point out that, if you decide to keep your money in your pocket now, and then decide later to pay full price to get v2020 (or v2021, or whatever), you would be getting completely new license(s) then. Your old perpetual license(s) would still continue to be valid.
Depending on how you work, the value of the older license(s) might be something to consider in your decision making.
I wonder if this is a way to get rid of $199 upgrades and to also get people to sign up for the yearly $99 upgrade protection, but later down the road increase the upgrade protection from $99 to $199? No more upgrades and no it's mandatory unless you want to pay $499 full price?
And if you cancel or miss a year's payment, your upgrade protection goes away, then you have to pay $499 full price and $199 upgrade protection and keep the upgrade protection in effect or else? : / hmmm???
I much preferred just paying the upgrade price every 3-4 years AS I NEEDED IT...again, as we all know, there just isn't enough incentive for each yearly version to move to a new version? If it did, then fine, but it doesn't and v2019 is a downgrade that isn't and never was ready for prime-time. It's just a headache for us coming from Coreldraw that was working just fine before... and now forced to purchase this LAST UPGRADE of v2019 and the Upgrade Protection in HOPES of v2020 may get back to what we are used to and work like it should?
CorelDraw has been pretty much the same over time except for certain versions had more bugs than others and then wasn't supported depending on the version of Windows you had. Adobe CC really makes major efforts for new features, they have to since it's subscription and you do not own it. They want you to stay with them paying the rental fees like a sucker.
timd1971 said:and this so-called CorelDraw.app CRAP)
and the biggest joke is that coreldraw.app is simply a copy\paste from "Gravit Designer". sounds like corel feels before the releasing of the 2019 version that its not worth the money, so they add this"BIG" thing to the suite for us to feel like there is a BIG update in 2019.
timd1971 said:So It looks like we have to purchase v2019, PLUS Upgrade Protection
Nobody force you to upgrade. It's all about your business.
timd1971 said:in order to get v2020 next year for $298 each ($199 upgrade + $99 Upgrade Protection) versus FULL $499!!!!!
it seems you are unhappy to pay less...
With the previous system, if you buy the program you would now pay $ 499 (according to you, since the international price is much higher, $ 669), the following year 250 (usually the update is half the price), and the next 250 others That is, $ 1000 in three years. With the new system, he would pay 499 + 99 + 99 + 99, $ 800 in three years.
If you already had the program, with the previous system you would pay 250 this year (the international price is $ 669 and $ 329, without taking into account special offers), 250 the next year and 250 the next, 750 in three years. With the new system you would pay $ 250 + 99 this year, 99 next year and 99 the next year, $ 550 instead of $ 750. Use it or not, you will have saved money (2/3 of the total price).
Of course, if you do not like the program or do not need it, even if it costs $ 50 it will be very expensive, an unnecessary expense. Naturally, I'm not as stupid as you should believe. Obviously your plan consists of something like "I update every several years." For example, if you bought the program last year or the previous year, you may not want to update this year. And if the current version has errors or does not have enough advantages for you, it is logical that you want to skip one or more versions. From the user's point of view, it is logical. Maybe this year I can't spend that money, and I postpone it for the following year. Or I am simply satisfied with the 2017/2018 version or whatever.