Software Upgrades? - DPChallenge Forums

10/16/2003 03:16:44 PM · #1

I went to www.roxio.com to download and upgrade my Easy CD Creator to the new version 6.1 and I am shocked by the following price data:

Boxed version (Shipped to your house):
(with mail-in rebates $30.00) $69.95

Downloadable version (You download right then no shipping. Save a TREE):
(with mail-in rebates $10.00) $89.95

What has happened!
It use to be cheaper to save a tree but is this no longer true?
$70 shipped and $90 to download, this is not right!

Has anyone noticed this with other software companies?

Pi$$ed off!
Calvus

Edit:
Heck has bandwidth gone up that much!

Message edited by author 2003-10-16 15:21:10.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

10/16/2003 03:20:40 PM · #2

It's also worth noting that $20 of the $30 boxed version rebate requires you to have already bought a competitive product and be switching over.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

10/16/2003 03:22:55 PM · #3

Well their product is also listed in there under upgrade/competitor.
You still get the $20.00 rebate if you own a previous copy of ECDC. Then you also get the $10.00 rebate.

That is there upgrade option plan and simple?
They sent me my upgrade email showing the same exact info?

Calvus

Edit:

Note the wording:

To qualify for the $20 upgrade/competitor mail-in rebate you must be a licensed user of a full retail version of one of the following products: Ahead Nero, Macmillan MusicMatchÂ®, Stomp Click â��N Burnâ�¢ or Record Now Max, ValusoftÂ® Burn & Goâ�¢, Broderbundâ�¢ Total Burnâ�¢ or Adaptec/Roxio Easy CD Creator, Pinnacle Instant CD/DVD, or Instant Copy

Message edited by author 2003-10-16 15:31:15.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

10/16/2003 03:30:18 PM · #4

It's possible that the larger rebate on the boxed version is to encourage sales of a product which has already been manufactured, and which will become garbage if not sold/used at least once. When they ordered the hard copies, they may have miscalculated the proportion of boxed vs download sales.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

10/16/2003 03:34:24 PM · #5

I do not understand it?

I have downloaded my upgrades like this ever since I bought the first version of this product and I do it all the time with others.

I would rather download them than buy them in the store.

Now it appears you are being punsished for downloading it instead of shipping it?

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

10/16/2003 03:40:38 PM · #6

Well the price before rebate is the same. The boxed version would add shipping and (possibly) tax to the price. Something like 40% of rebates are never collected by those eligible; I try to judge the cost by the stated price, not the after-rebate price.

I've found the folks at Roxio to be pretty friendly and helpful. Why don't you call or write them and see if anyone has a more logical explanation?