Ableton You Should Give Something Back To The Loyal Users!

[xzusa8ky]

Dear Ableton Headquarter!

I just dont get it?

Why do people who are buying a version of Live 8 now get different kind of bonuses for buying Live 8?

What about the old users? which has been supporting your company for such a long time now paying for every update? (we even had to live with a piece of software which had a buglist longer than the "Empire State Building" in New York?)

Its just not fair i think, that people who are buying live now will get things for free that the registred users had to pay for over the last couple of years.

It's the wrong way to go Ableton! People who have been loyal to your company for years should be treated better, Much better!

Don't forget Ableton - We are the Backbone in your company! Nobody else....

And you should keep in mind that it is very easy to download a "Craked" and fully working full version of Live 8 suite for free without any hassle.

I will maybe do that in the future if your company doesn't change this problem before Live 9 and you company has one registred user less, and i am sure that i am not the only one.

I am not gonna pay for new users instruments and bonuses anymore!


Kind Regards....

[necho]

too many exlamation marks; dr.

[v0ins315]

Empire*

[leedsquietman]

Holy crap that needed as many as FOUR edits (and probably more that happened before the response).

I kind of agree with the OP, but in business the only way to keep interest in an 'ageing' product is to give more incentives to sell it, otherwise people think 'Logic 9 has flex time and amazing new features, I should buy that' or 'the new DP looks pretty awesome and is cheaper than Live' etc.

I'm pretty sure that 2-2.5 years ago, Ableton had not envisaged the mess ups with Live 8, Serato, M4L, the Share feature etc, and had expected to target Christmas 2009 as a release date for L9. Since that never happened, that leaves a huge hole in the accounting and finances, so by pushing extra incentives on L8, they increase sales of Live 8 during a 'down period' . This is common business practice. That doesn't make it right that early adopters got a less good deal, perhaps Ableton have something else planned for them on launch of Live 9 or let's face it, Ableton have changed from being nice, lovable hippies, into greedy max out profits monsters.

Time will tell !

The part about cracks makes little sense - cracks have always been available, whatever the price or incentive scheme and most crack users will cheap out and not buy the software anyway, given Live has a 30 day trial period the old excuses of 'try before buy' are redundant. Most cracks will timebomb after a period of time anyway, even ones which have been working well for years (or so I've been told, as a legit user who bought Live after using the crippled 14 day demo for Live 5)

[HeadrickProductions]

they have given things like free compilations, free live packs, the bridge is free depending on how ya look at it, within the last year.

i think the best thing they can do is give us all a stable, innovative product. Other than that i doubt you'll get to much more from ableton. Then again what else should one expect. We did not buy tools HD.

Good luck with that cracked software, i understand where your coming from, but why not just use live 8, I'm sure live 9 will have some issues in the beginning so your better off just sticking with what you paid for.

[HeadrickProductions]

The part about cracks makes little sense - cracks have always been available, whatever the price or incentive scheme and most crack users will cheap out and not buy the software anyway, given Live has a 30 day trial period the old excuses of 'try before buy' are redundant. Most cracks will timebomb after a period of time anyway, even ones which have been working well for years (or so I've been told, as a legit user who bought Live after using the crippled 14 day demo for Live 5)

I know people who've been using $10,000 plus of cracked software for years without a glitch. They just know a bunch about virus and don't let the computer hit the net.

That being said anyone who has the guts to get on stage and perform with cracked software is asking to be standing in front of a crowd as their computer goes to hell.

[3phase]

there are hacks of the suite? great.. but do the plugs sound better in the hacked version? no?
ok..never mind

[Captain Johnson]

I wish Ableton would give me analogue and operator for free as I've been so loyal since Ableton4

[massenmedium]

When you buy something you (presumably) deem it to be worth the price at the time. Even if it were to be offered for free the following day the fact that you made that decision wouldn't change.

[Tone Deft]

I'm all for free stuff but my dignity keeps me from going around begging from people.

[BoddAH]

Dear Ableton Headquarter!

I just dont get it?

Why do people who are buying a version of Live 8 now get different kind of bonuses for buying Live 8?

What about the old users? which has been supporting your company for such a long time now paying for every update? (we even had to live with a piece of software which had a buglist longer than the "Empire State Building" in New York?)

Its just not fair i think, that people who are buying live now will get things for free that the registred users had to pay for over the last couple of years.

It's the wrong way to go Ableton! People who have been loyal to your company for years should be treated better, Much better!

Don't forget Ableton - We are the Backbone in your company! Nobody else....

And you should keep in mind that it is very easy to download a "Craked" and fully working full version of Live 8 suite for free without any hassle.

I will maybe do that in the future if your company doesn't change this problem before Live 9 and you company has one registred user less, and i am sure that i am not the only one.

I am not gonna pay for new users instruments and bonuses anymore!


Kind Regards....

You know what I actually used a cracked version of Live Suite before I decided it was too complicated for a beginner and bought Live Intro. Now I pretty much got around all the basics and everything you can do with Live intro and will almost certainly buy the full featured version soon.

All classic market logic aside (you sound like somebody pissed that he bought a Pentium 90 MHz processor in 1995 and now Intel is selling 3 GHz processors for half the price). Live is not just a product that you buy and consume.

It’s a concept, and a work tool. It’s a continuous process based on trust on both sides and new people buying Live benefits you a lot, the income goes directly into the development of YOUR purchase. Also Live gives free stuff away frequently (Partner Instruments packs, Minus Packs, various Max 4 Live packs, etc.) just check the download section. You’re not really fair saying Ableton treats it’s user base like shit. You’re pissed because they give ONE thing to newcomers. As a promotional offer like EVERY other company in the world. This doesn’t effect you in any way, you’re just jealous because somebody got something you didn’t which is pretty immature.

As a long term Live user you have many advantages. While you still buy upgrades the price is relatively painless compared to the full featured price a newcomer would pay, and most importantly, you got a HUGE head start.
While the newcomer is still doing the tutorials you have been composing epic and doing incredible remixes for years.

[xzusa8ky]

Thanks for your responses. Sorry to the people from the "perfect" world that i actually did allow myself to edit my post, not all of us is "perfect".

And now back in the not so perfect world where i live!

I really think that Ableton should consider to give us something back. Why would it be a bad idea if Ableton gave longtime users a bonus? Lets say that Ableton gave users who have been supporting them for more than 3 big updates a free choice to pick an instrument like sampler or one of the other Live instruments for instance. That way you would be happy to pay the updates and it would be a good argument for new users too.

I even think that Ableton would be doing something very cool for people who dont have too much money. When i buy stuff in a shop where they know me and i spend a amount of money they mostly do it like this, they give you something for free or they gives me a very special price because they want too keep me as a customer, because they know that i will come back and spend my money i their shop because i feel that i am important to them. For me it was always like that and absolutly normal to think like that. We all would be happy, and Ableton would surely sell more samplepacks which would make all happy i guess. They would for surely be something special for me.......Because they care.

[cotdagoo]

When you buy something you (presumably) deem it to be worth the price at the time. Even if it were to be offered for free the following day the fact that you made that decision wouldn't change.

usually when you buy something the manufacturer doesn't disable features afterwords. i know a lot of people who bought 8 just for the sharing feature, which is now absent from live 8.


the abes aren't completely unreasonable though..
i suggest if anyone truly feels like they've ripped you off - politely email them and see if there's something they can do for you.

they're not going to offer up the world to everyone who bought v8 and complains on the forum because then every tom, dick & harry is going to jump on board and milk whatever they can for free - even if they are content with their purchase.

[massenmedium]

When you buy something you (presumably) deem it to be worth the price at the time. Even if it were to be offered for free the following day the fact that you made that decision wouldn't change.

usually when you buy something the manufacturer doesn't disable features afterwords. i know a lot of people who bought 8 just for the sharing feature, which is now absent from live 8.

Of course someone would have to argue.

Like you say, if you really feel you've been short changed in that regard then take it up with them or your dealer.

In this case the OP isn't moaning about that though, more griping about offers and bonuses for new users.

[xzusa8ky]

In this case the OP isn't moaning about that though, more griping about offers and bonuses for new users.

Please read the post before you are saying something false. I am not talking about the new users in my post. I am talking about old user of live, users who have been supporting Ableton for more than 5 years or even from first release. Thats for sure a difference.........