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SoftRAID will now charge?
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SoftRAID will now charge?
I am getting older, and I thought I remember that SoftRAID was going to be free for those who bought their enclosures and paid up front for the softRAID software... $150 or something like that.
I mean, I remember that in writing somewhere. Why do companies keep enticing customers with these statements and then later renig... maybe it's because no one holds them accountable?
Can someone dig that up for me?
I mean, I remember that in writing somewhere. Why do companies keep enticing customers with these statements and then later renig... maybe it's because no one holds them accountable?
Can someone dig that up for me?
Had a lot of problems with Softraid pricing. There were some confusing versions. I thought that I had ordered the right one but they insisted that I had not and absolutely refused to budge from their position that I needed to repurchase the product. They were in the transition at the time from version 5 to version 6. Bought version 5 a month or two before version 6 was released and they refused to upgrade me.
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loby
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Jul 1, 2010
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SoftRAID seems to be riding the wave of charging for each macOS upgrade for each year now like others have seen opportunity. Understandable if things change within the OS, but come on...RAID should not change that much now-a-days.
I am also caught with the now once a year purchase with softRAID if using their enclosures. I rely on two of them for video editing, so I am kind of sucked into their subscription.
I am also caught with the now once a year purchase with softRAID if using their enclosures. I rely on two of them for video editing, so I am kind of sucked into their subscription.
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weccleston
macrumors newbie
Aug 17, 2023
This makes me furious. I have 2 OWC Thunderbays and 1 Flex 8. Thousands of dollars worth of storage, purchased with the understanding that the software REQUIRED to run it would be free. Now I'm having to pay for each upgrade? This feels like extortion.
I am thinking it’s an indicator that things have become more stable with native RAID solutions on macOS and they are losing customers. I am going to move from SoftRAID to Disk Utility created RAID. I’m pretty sure I can do RAID 10 with DU.This makes me furious. I have 2 OWC Thunderbays and 1 Flex 8. Thousands of dollars worth of storage, purchased with the understanding that the software REQUIRED to run it would be free. Now I'm having to pay for each upgrade? This feels like extortion.
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