While you were explaining I think I figured out how to describe the "fall back" when you have a subscription lapse. I've had ProP 5,6 and 7. My license is still valid for those but they are not actively updating it. As RV has pointed out this is not a 7.xx release this is a new numbered release to which they don't sell a permanent license. This explains why you can always go back. I can go back to 5 or 6 today.
Solid take and video!! I was one of the ones who chimed in on Facebook lol I found it rather disingenuous for them to present this as something to “benefit churches that can’t afford the large, upfront cost” rather than just needing to entice more people into the maintenance plans. I get that software development costs money, but for new folks, the break even point on the $29 monthly compared to the current model is only 20 months… So, if you’re joining at $29, before you even hit 2 years, you’re paying more than you would today. If this was truly to help small budget churches, they could have offered first year scholarships or payment plans for the initial year. This is very clearly a way for them to increase recurring revenue (which isn’t a bad thing), and if that means we keep getting awesome improvements every couple of months, I’m good with it. Epically bad messaging from Renewed Vision, but hopefully they will correct that in the future (we can do math 😂). If anyone from Renewed Vision is reading this… next time, just tell us the truth; don’t try to repackage it as benevolence :)
I 100% agree. "benefit churches that can’t afford the large, upfront cost." I felt slightly insulted by that comment. Basic math quickly disproves that. I guess our church will be stuck on 7 for a long time.
While you were explaining I think I figured out how to describe the "fall back" when you have a subscription lapse. I've had ProP 5,6 and 7. My license is still valid for those but they are not actively updating it. As RV has pointed out this is not a 7.xx release this is a new numbered release to which they don't sell a permanent license. This explains why you can always go back. I can go back to 5 or 6 today.
Solid take and video!! I was one of the ones who chimed in on Facebook lol
I found it rather disingenuous for them to present this as something to “benefit churches that can’t afford the large, upfront cost” rather than just needing to entice more people into the maintenance plans. I get that software development costs money, but for new folks, the break even point on the $29 monthly compared to the current model is only 20 months… So, if you’re joining at $29, before you even hit 2 years, you’re paying more than you would today.
If this was truly to help small budget churches, they could have offered first year scholarships or payment plans for the initial year. This is very clearly a way for them to increase recurring revenue (which isn’t a bad thing), and if that means we keep getting awesome improvements every couple of months, I’m good with it.
Epically bad messaging from Renewed Vision, but hopefully they will correct that in the future (we can do math 😂). If anyone from Renewed Vision is reading this… next time, just tell us the truth; don’t try to repackage it as benevolence :)
Yeah, I definitely think it could have been framed better, and more details fleshed out right from the beginning!
I 100% agree. "benefit churches that can’t afford the large, upfront cost." I felt slightly insulted by that comment. Basic math quickly disproves that. I guess our church will be stuck on 7 for a long time.