Re:Allan Odgaard's Latest Comments on TextMate 2
by cmelbye on Saturday May 29, 2010 @02:52PM
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The only reason I bought TextMate 1 now was the promise of getting TM 2 at no cost in seemingly near future (although now I can see that's not happening anytime soon.) Making TextMate 2 a free upgrade is the least he could do for his users that have stuck with him through numerous broken promises.
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Re:Allan Odgaard's Latest Comments on TextMate 2
by aaronbrethorst on Saturday May 29, 2010 @04:14PM
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Wait, you bought TM NOT because you thought it would be useful and make your life easier, but because you were expecting a free upgrade to TM2?
I bought TextMate about 2 years ago and couldn't be happier with it. I've extracted way more value than the ~$50 I spent on it and would be happy to plunk down another $50 for TM2 if there were compelling reasons.
It seems unreasonable to buy software solely because of what you expect out of it tomorrow. You should buy it for what you need today.
Re:Allan Odgaard's Latest Comments on TextMate 2
by cmelbye on Saturday May 29, 2010 @05:10PM
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Wait, are you really telling me how I should purchase things? I was on the fence about dropping $50, which isn't insignificant, for a text editor. The promise of a free upgrade was the thing which convinced me to purchase.
Re:Allan Odgaard's Latest Comments on TextMate 2
by robryan on Saturday May 29, 2010 @10:07PM
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I guess it depends, if you use it all the time for work, then $50 is like an hour worth of work for years of benefit. I'm guessing there are particular promised 2.0 features you are after?