Why did no one think of this, its the obvious solution! Thank me later.
Poll; Do you like the new pricing model!?
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- KVRist
- 250 posts since 16 Jul, 2014
Ive got the answer to all this.. Why not make Bitwig free but ad supported? Every other arranger track could be a banner ad. Also when you open a plugin you have to watch a 30 second advert before it pops up. Team up with Amazon and get Alexa built in too.
Why did no one think of this, its the obvious solution! Thank me later.
Why did no one think of this, its the obvious solution! Thank me later.
http://Freshby6.com
Bitwig since 1.0
Bitwig since 1.0
Don't give them more (bad) ideas. 
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- KVRist
- 250 posts since 16 Jul, 2014
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- KVRian
- 1107 posts since 30 Jun, 2015
Hope its a joke!craigtumps wrote:Ive got the answer to all this.. Why not make Bitwig free but ad supported? Every other arranger track could be a banner ad. Also when you open a plugin you have to watch a 30 second advert before it pops up. Team up with Amazon and get Alexa built in too.
Why did no one think of this, its the obvious solution! Thank me later.
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- KVRAF
- 3729 posts since 3 Nov, 2015
That's funny. I surely do not want viagra ads flashing by. I am not doing EDM 
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 866 posts since 11 Jun, 2015 from Sweden
Change is good! Be bold, vote now! If you been labeled "dramaqueen" for being against capitalism you're on the right path.
I'm with her!
I'm with her!
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- KVRAF
- 2140 posts since 16 Jan, 2013 from USA
Then you'll just have lots on empty spaces with a message about how the ads fund the project. This gave me more than a chuckle, but the more I think about it...WXLF wrote:ill just use ublock for these advertisements(Adblock sells you out now)
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 866 posts since 11 Jun, 2015 from Sweden
I love the new slogan;
"2 years is better than 1"
"2 years is better than 1"
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- KVRian
- 764 posts since 25 Jul, 2010 from Northern Ireland
I have found a bug with the new Ad supported version ( see image below )
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 866 posts since 11 Jun, 2015 from Sweden
Support the underground!
99 is better than 159.
Make a change - vote now!
99 is better than 159.
Make a change - vote now!
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- KVRist
- 414 posts since 19 Sep, 2016 from Wonderland
I remember when Bitwig hit the market, as others I suggested to give it a tag of €169. The idea was simple; more customers, more feedback etc.
It was out of the question.
And now the high introduction prize (€289) backfires. Or they must have some kind of financial backup. However, I can't say they made a wise decision. Let's face it; usually an update of a product like this goes for €89-€99. So they will have to depend on a new customers base.
I guess we've all seen it happening before. Nothing new under the sun.
It was out of the question.
And now the high introduction prize (€289) backfires. Or they must have some kind of financial backup. However, I can't say they made a wise decision. Let's face it; usually an update of a product like this goes for €89-€99. So they will have to depend on a new customers base.
I guess we've all seen it happening before. Nothing new under the sun.
I never make mistakes; I just blame others.
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- KVRian
- 510 posts since 27 Apr, 2013 from Denmark
Depends; I'm okay with it If it means they put out more updates and whatnot at a faster rate, but if not then 160€ is a bit over the top.
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- KVRist
- 173 posts since 22 May, 2013
I'm perfectly fine with this model. I'll buy the upgrade as soon as it comes out. Then I'll enjoy 12 months of free updates. Then I'll wait until so many new features have found their way into Bitwig that I can justify to pay 159 Euro again.
Nicholas Allen (CTO of Bitwig):
If they extend this policy to other critical bugs, I really don't see any problem here...
The one big mistake by the Bitwig team is "lack of communication", though. They clearly overestimated the ability of the average user to understand the advantages of this model, and they aren't very clear about certain edge cases. The quote I posted should not be hidden in some facebook comment, but clearly visible on their homepage, or in one of the discussions here on kvr...
One aspect, that I don't like about the model (although it doesn't affect me): It will make collaborations difficult, if 2 users are on slightly different versions of Bitwig, because they aren't constantly staying "up-to-date".
Nicholas Allen (CTO of Bitwig):
Source: https://www.facebook.com/bitwig/videos/ ... 7449326140If an OS update breaks your build we will backport the fix and make it available or make a version that is usable on that OS available for you.
If they extend this policy to other critical bugs, I really don't see any problem here...
The one big mistake by the Bitwig team is "lack of communication", though. They clearly overestimated the ability of the average user to understand the advantages of this model, and they aren't very clear about certain edge cases. The quote I posted should not be hidden in some facebook comment, but clearly visible on their homepage, or in one of the discussions here on kvr...
One aspect, that I don't like about the model (although it doesn't affect me): It will make collaborations difficult, if 2 users are on slightly different versions of Bitwig, because they aren't constantly staying "up-to-date".
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