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[QUOTE="PilotFlying, post: 19600, member: 2077"]
Hi all,

Just to add an opinion from the other camp, I have to respectfully disagree with the posters above. While the new service is certainly a change from the old, I have to agree with Neal that $19.99 is a very minimal fee to pay for a service that has so much to offer. It seems that it has become lost on most people the level of infrastructure and resources it takes to continually develop and upgrade software and maintain something like a live syncing service.

A good example of this is the unfortunate new precedent that the Apple App Store has set with its $0.99 apps. All of a sudden, you get these outraged reactions from people when you tell them an app costs $4.99. In the scheme of things, that's nothing! I can guarantee you the engineering that has gone into the software you are purchasing is worth well more than $0.99 - or even $4.99 (except for, maybe, the ever-so-useful farting apps and the like ;)).

The bottom line is, services cost money. Personally, I would rather pay a fair price for a service knowing that it's developer is able to put the money back into maintaining and upgrading the service, instead of paying next to nothing for a service that is only mediocre and doesn't see much development in the future.

For the record, I am not a software developer. I just have an appreciation for what it takes to do the job. Just my $0.02...

Happy holidays to you all!

Cheers,

Chris

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