In fact, we are losing money by giving away RootsMagic 8 upgrades at the lower price. (But, really- we think you’ll love it) But this is definitely not a money grab. You would indeed be getting an upgrade to Version 8 that you don’t (yet) know much about. Wait- you want me to pay money now for a future RootsMagic that I may not even like? Is this some tricky money grab? Even if you already have RootsMagic 7, you are welcome to purchase another copy of RootsMagic 7 (even at the $19.95 upgrade price), and you will get your key for RootsMagic 8. This means that you are essentially getting a free RootsMagic 8 at today’s RootsMagic 7 prices. Just hold onto that key until you get word that RootsMagic 8 has been officially released. You’ll also immediately receive a key for RootsMagic 8. If you buy RootsMagic 7 now through our website (either the full version or upgrade), you will receive an email with your key for RootsMagic 7. That company’s response was, “You’re out of luck.” We love our users too much to do that. I’ve personally spent a sizable sum of money on software only to have a new version come out the very next day. We have always had an “upgrade protection guarantee.” If you buy our software and a newer version comes out soon afterward, you get the newer version for free. So if I buy RootsMagic 7 now, I get RootsMagic 8 for free? RootsMagic 8 will have a discount for users of previous versions upgrading to it, but this will be modestly higher than the current $19.95 upgrade price for version 7. While we haven’t announced the actual pricing for RootsMagic 8, it will be more than version 7. Version 8 will have a modest price increase from earlier versions. It will simply not have any more updates as our development work has moved on to the next version. If you decide to stick with your current version of RootsMagic, your software will continue running just as it has. If the new features and functionality in RootsMagic 8 appeal to you, we’d love for you to upgrade. For example, to upgrade from any prior version of RootsMagic to version 7 has been $19.95 where the full price of the software is $29.95. However, we always offer a significant discount to those upgrading from previous versions. Major upgrades, such as going from 7.0 to 8.0, do require a purchase. We put those out regularly to fix bugs, update API’s, and to even add new features (Our TreeShare for Ancestry was a free new feature in 7.5). Our policy has always been to make updates free. Will I need to buy RootsMagic 8 when it comes out? So without any further ado, here they are: I already own RootsMagic 7 (or 6, or 5, or 4, etc.). We felt it would be helpful to answer some of the questions for you before showing you more features. While we’re itching to start showing you more details and features, last week’s article prompted many questions about RootsMagic and the upgrade process. Last week, we gave you a first look at RootsMagic 8.
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