They did the right thing, now show support!

[machinesworking]

I have a hard time being brief, but I want people to read this so I'll try.

Bitwig did the right thing, the add on thing was a huge mistake, but I do not believe they attempted to change their business model out of greed, I think they wanted to expand their company and grow. I like most of us, was upset and vocal about them keeping devices part of the Update Plan. We won, they moved the line. They will lose revenue over this, and that's not at all what I wanted, I just wanted what was promised etc.

So, if you're happy with how it turned out, buy the Update Plan if you haven yet. I haven't yet, and I will today. I'm going to buy the Update Plan at full price for the first time, because I believe they deserve to do well, the product is great and they listened to us.

If you already have a Plan in place, they have Bitwig shirts and tote bags. What would be maybe a slight beacon of light in all this is to be able to let them know that they are respected for their late but righteous move by buying all their shirts and bags up. It's literally not more then 25 euro for anything in their merch shop.

I'm not shilling here, a public outcry that wins and gets what it wants should not then let the company suffer, we should want that company to thrive. If we can rally to change a wrong move by them we can rally to give them support for making the right move.

[krankyone]

I'm always tempted to buy upgrades through Plugin Boutique on sale, but in this case Bitwig only gets a part of my money. I support your idea of buying directly through Bitwig. Vote with your dollar.

[aMUSEd]

Mine is due soon anyway so done that

[bftucker]

I was amazed at the quick response to complaints

“Spectral Suite is now part of Bitwig Studio 4.4, which has an official release date of October 5, 2022. Anyone with a current Upgrade Plan now owns Bitwig Studio 4.4 and the four Spectral Suite devices. We will contact everyone who purchased Spectral Suite to offer a choice of a refund or an extension of their Upgrade Plan.

Moving forward, all of our Bitwig Studio feature development, including devices, will be covered by the 12-month Upgrade Plan.

Your support of Bitwig Studio (and us) means more than we can say. Thank you.”

These are tough times but I hope Bitwig continues to thrive.

[delixfe]

Looks like the Merch shop is nearly sold out. I cannot get a shirt in my size.

[xbitz]

if it was a masterplan then it works well , I bought the full prize upgrades in the afternoon don't kill me

meantime in the HQ

[_leras]

Looks like the Merch shop is nearly sold out. I cannot get a shirt in my size.

Unfortunately, the cool space invader like tshirt has been out of stock for months, if not years...

[buhrmi]

the right thing would be to finally deliver what they promised for version 2 (multiplayer features, completely modular system (not this grid thing), etc.)

i renewed anyway because... i don't know.

[JsinOwl]

Just renewed at the full price for the first time as well. I'll activate in December when my current plan expires. The merch is a good idea though.

[SLiC]

Looks like the Merch shop is nearly sold out. I cannot get a shirt in my size.

Unfortunately, the cool space invader like tshirt has been out of stock for months, if not years...

So is the normal BW T-shirt other than XXL size…you can’t give these guys your money!

Someone tell them to get more stock in and we will buy it!

[pekbro]

meh, it's coming up on 4 years since I paid for an upgrade. Maybe one day I'll buy it again. Congratz for all of you though.

[Teksonik]

You think they deserve to be rewarded for fixing a mistake that should have never been made in the first place?

Buy shirts and tote bags? You've got to be kidding me.

I'll consider giving them money in the future if they have something of value to me but I'm not going to just throw money at them like they did something special.

All they did was what they agreed to do in the first place.

[billcarroll]

I’ve shown plenty of support and will continue to do so normally. I see no need to reward them for doing the right thing. Honestly, doing the right thing is expected. I stated here a few times that I thought Bitwig would do the right thing, and they did. No surprise to me.

That said, I already have an active plan well into 2024 and I’ve shown support becoming a Certified Bitwig Trainer. Showing others how good Bitwig is seems like the best kind of support. Now let’s return to enjoying working with Bitwig and just move on.

[JsinOwl]

You think they deserve to be rewarded for fixing a mistake that should have never been made in the first place?

Buy shirts and tote bags? You've got to be kidding me.

I'll consider giving them money in the future if they have something of value to me but I'm not going to just throw money at them like they did something special.

All they did was what they agreed to do in the first place.

Have you ever trained a dog before? When they do what you want them to do, you reward them with a treat, even if they pissed on the carpet last week. That's how I feel about it.

[billcarroll]

You think they deserve to be rewarded for fixing a mistake that should have never been made in the first place?

Buy shirts and tote bags? You've got to be kidding me.

I'll consider giving them money in the future if they have something of value to me but I'm not going to just throw money at them like they did something special.

All they did was what they agreed to do in the first place.

Have you ever trained a dog before? When they do what you want them to do, you reward them with a treat, even if they pissed on the carpet last week. That's how I feel about it.

They did piss on the carpet, and they received the appropriate feedback. It ends there.