Blog post "RAD Studio Update Subscription" at http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2015-january-radstudio-update-subscription.html

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Blog post "RAD Studio Update Subscription" at http://blog.marcocantu.com/blog/2015-january-radstudio-update-subscription.html

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  1. Lars FosdalJanuary 30, 2015 at 3:36 AM

    Nice, but would be good if you could select f.x. RAD Studio, 3 named Enterprise licences, Upgrade - and get the cost at http://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/update-subscription

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  2. Lars FosdalJanuary 30, 2015 at 3:37 AM

    "In the middle of a development cycle on an older IDE version? The RAD Studio team will now continue to release critical updates and hotfixes for up to two (2) years and three (3) major versions, improving your investment and enabling you to upgrade to the latest version on your schedule. All maintenance updates and hot-fixes will only be available to users on an active Subscription and cannot be downloaded or purchased separately. Versions currently under On-going maintenance include XE7, XE6, and XE5 versions. Active subscribers will also have immediate access to beta hotfixes, providing the most timely access to critical fixes." is good news too!

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  3. Cristian PețaJanuary 30, 2015 at 3:56 AM

    If I understand well, this "Update Subscription" will automatically replace old "Support and Maintenance".
    Or we need to do something?

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  4. Marco CantùJanuary 30, 2015 at 4:06 AM

    Cristian Peța If you are on maintenance you have nothing do to, you'll get the extra benefits included and you'll renew and the same price for the next year.

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  5. Cristian PețaJanuary 30, 2015 at 4:08 AM

    Marco Cantù
    Great. Thank You for clarification.

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  6. Richard StevensJanuary 30, 2015 at 5:39 AM

    So does this mean people on maintenance already can expect some more patches for XE5? Would be pleasantly surprised if so...

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  7. Marco CantùJanuary 30, 2015 at 5:48 AM

    We are still finalizing the exact process (which fixes we'd back port), but that's the idea. Support escalations likely going to have priority.

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  8. Mike MargerumJanuary 30, 2015 at 6:02 AM

    This is great. IMO you should do one desktop release per year and add a mobile update mid year. The annual release would contain all of your language enhancements.

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  9. Marco CantùJanuary 30, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    Mike Margerum One of the ideas behind this shift towards subscriptions is to gain more flexibility in the release cycle, as delivering an update with new features will become a possibility.

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  10. Mike MargerumJanuary 30, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    Marco Cantù  Sounds great as long as you limit object binary changes because upgrading component sets is time consuming and expensive.

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  11. Dobrin PetkovJanuary 30, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    What about "Recharging program"?
    I'm with a status "Recharged to XE7 Enterprise" currently. 
    Should I buy an update subscription now or I must do this on the next release (XE8)?

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  12. Dorin MarcociJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:02 AM

    Dobrin Petkov probably will be retired. Subscription is an "upgrade" or recharge ;) It's all about marketing.

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  13. Jeroen Wiert PluimersJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:14 AM

    "up to" so they might as well provide none. Sounds negative, but I've seen too many "up to" promises from various companies.

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  14. Dobrin PetkovJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:23 AM

    So... when Embarcadero release XE8 version... What will be my options then?
    1. To buy: (Delphi XE8 Enterprise Upgrade) + (Support & Maintenance for Delphi - Enterprise);
    or
    2. To buy only: (Support & Maintenance for Delphi - Enterprise)
    or
    3. To buy "Recharge from..." 
    or... ?

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  15. Lance RasmussenJanuary 30, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    Thanks for the clarification on the process. I just renewed my maintenance a couple weeks ago, even though I'm not due until late Feb. Was regretting that.

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  16. Andreas SchachtnerJanuary 31, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    ...so no more Updates for the "normal" user without the Update Subscription?

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  17. Yusuf Zorlu (MicrotronX)February 2, 2015 at 2:32 AM

    We have updated the last years without update subscription. In December we  have updated to Xe7 Ent ... how can we enable the update subscription?

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  18. Marco CantùFebruary 2, 2015 at 8:28 AM

    There are a few questions I don't have answers, as the company is still detailing the plan... that won't take effect in full until we release a new version (nothing changing for current XE7 customers, whether they are on maintenance or not). The reason we are starting to promote the model, if for developers currently updating to XE7, as we are encouraging them "more strongly" to adopt the update subscription.

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