Comments on: Movable Type 3.0 is Worth Paying For http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/ my comments on business, marketing, advertising, email, CAN-SPAM, selling as a profession, photography, computers and other stuff... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:44:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jin Kuwata http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-47065 Jin Kuwata Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:13:49 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=916#comment-47065 Just wanted to chime in. This was a useful article. As a small start up (full time student, full time business owner) I really think Movable Type is an elegant, accessible piece of software that even someone like me can set up and use to design a commercial site. It's hard for me to say what it is worth in terms of pricing (I'm paying $149 for the commercial license - 1 time payment) but for the ease of use and intuitive tags that I can handle in designing my site it is a package I prefer over other CMS systems like Joomla and Typo3 despite the fact that those packages are free. Maybe if I was more computer savvy I would go with one of the other options, but MT is the only CMS package I tried and quickly understood. Just wanted to chime in. This was a useful article. As a small start up (full time student, full time business owner) I really think Movable Type is an elegant, accessible piece of software that even someone like me can set up and use to design a commercial site.

It’s hard for me to say what it is worth in terms of pricing (I’m paying $149 for the commercial license – 1 time payment) but for the ease of use and intuitive tags that I can handle in designing my site it is a package I prefer over other CMS systems like Joomla and Typo3 despite the fact that those packages are free. Maybe if I was more computer savvy I would go with one of the other options, but MT is the only CMS package I tried and quickly understood.

]]> By: Chris http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1712 Chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=916#comment-1712 Currently, I can do whatever I want with MT - for free - as long as it is non commercial in nature. If I upgrade to 3.0, I need to pay $69 for the exact same functionality I have now for free, or go with the crippled version with gives me less funtionality after the upgrade. That is a real easy decision for me - I'll go with option # 3 - open source. For me, this reiterates the importance of open source software. When you use closed source stuff, you are bound by the whims of the developer. Open Source protects you from that. I'll looking into my open source options over the next week or two. Wordpress looks good, and I've already got a working implementation of Blosxom on my server. I just need to figure out the migration stuff. (ps - had to rewrite this as your install of MT Blacklist is offended by the the word "n0ne" Currently, I can do whatever I want with MT – for free – as long as it is non commercial in nature.

If I upgrade to 3.0, I need to pay $69 for the exact same functionality I have now for free, or go with the crippled version with gives me less funtionality after the upgrade.

That is a real easy decision for me – I’ll go with option # 3 – open source.

For me, this reiterates the importance of open source software. When you use closed source stuff, you are bound by the whims of the developer. Open Source protects you from that.

I’ll looking into my open source options over the next week or two. WordPress looks good, and I’ve already got a working implementation of Blosxom on my server. I just need to figure out the migration stuff.

(ps – had to rewrite this as your install of MT Blacklist is offended by the the word “n0ne”

]]> By: jason http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 jason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=916#comment-1713 John, I agree completely that MT is worth paying for. But the pricing model is crazy. All these arbitrary user-number or blog-number barriers, and the ridiculous number of "packs" of services... it's crazy. My sincere hope is that Six Apart doesn't bullheadedly defy the backlash, but instead re-think their policies. Your suggestions are good ones. I'd be happy to pay a fixed sum for an unlimited uncommercial MT installation on a single computer. And I'd be happy to pay within a reasonable pricing structure for a commercial license for my own business. But the current plan is just insane. Gotta love the fact that they allowed trackbacks to their announcement, though. John, I agree completely that MT is worth paying for. But the pricing model is crazy. All these arbitrary user-number or blog-number barriers, and the ridiculous number of “packs” of services… it’s crazy.

My sincere hope is that Six Apart doesn’t bullheadedly defy the backlash, but instead re-think their policies. Your suggestions are good ones. I’d be happy to pay a fixed sum for an unlimited uncommercial MT installation on a single computer. And I’d be happy to pay within a reasonable pricing structure for a commercial license for my own business. But the current plan is just insane.

Gotta love the fact that they allowed trackbacks to their announcement, though.

]]> By: Jon Gales http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Jon Gales Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=916#comment-1714 The pricing model is insane. Not only does it limit blogs/authors for personal use (linkblogs and the like make the number of blogs increase fast), but even for $600 (with the price discount) you can only have 15. Not their smartest move. The pricing model is insane. Not only does it limit blogs/authors for personal use (linkblogs and the like make the number of blogs increase fast), but even for $600 (with the price discount) you can only have 15. Not their smartest move.

]]> By: Jim http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Jim Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=916#comment-1715 Paying 100$ for a blogging software is a little stupid I think, unless of course you really don't care. MT is not that great, and believe me, WordPress is even better than MT in many issues. Paying 100$ for a blogging software is a little stupid I think, unless of course you really don’t care. MT is not that great, and believe me, WordPress is even better than MT in many issues.

]]> By: Teal Sunglasses http://inluminent.com/2004/05/14/movable-type-30-is-worth-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 Teal Sunglasses Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=916#comment-1716 <strong>more on Movable Type 3.0...</strong> I previously chimed in here. Since then, so have lots of others, and so has Six Apart, where Mena has commented on the controversies and noted some clarifications and updates to the licensing. Good for them for being understanding about the underlying ... more on Movable Type 3.0…

I previously chimed in here. Since then, so have lots of others, and so has Six Apart, where Mena has commented on the controversies and noted some clarifications and updates to the licensing. Good for them for being understanding about the underlying …

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