and decided to go for it. BUT, I was later surprised when I saw that license for UI Pack lasts only 1 year vs. 2 years of Component Pack. That is a huge difference (double the price for the same time period). This info was not specified and the "benefits" section on the link above..
Why double the price? Am I missing something here?
The new product is aligned with all our other new products and to the industry standard 1 year subscriptions and therefore the TMS VCL UI Pack renewal discount is increased to 70%
As such, over time, overall cost stays approximately the same but it allows for better planning and budgetting for customers.
Yes, you bought before TMS Component Pack and got the promised conditions for the TMS Component Pack, i.e. also its renewal conditions. Now you bought TMS VCL UI Pack and you have the new TMS VCL UI Pack renewal conditions, i.e. a much bigger 70% discount.
I really don't see why 70% should not be applied here as well. I would
not have any objections if 40% discount would mean a 2 year subscription
(like it was so far with Component Pack), but in this case it is basically the
same product, renewing only for 1 year and with the price that was previously charged for 2 years of subscription for the same product. Why?
Just because the name of the product changed..
Sorry to hijack this topic, but I was also very much surprised about the price and subscription length.
before, I paid $250 for 2 years of subscription, now it would cost ~$230 for just 1 year, I do not see anywhere a similar price as stated above, or I miss something.
The TMS VCL UI Pack renewal price is a 70% discount instead of the 40% it was for TMS Component Pack, so over time cost is approximately the same. Many companies prefer a 1 year scheme for budgeting and so we aligned this with most other products we have. There are still a few products with 'old' models that will over time also be aligned to industry standard 1 year subscriptions with renewals at only 30% of the original license price.