what go happend if you have already the Dolphinpro license and the Premium and not the mobile version

Yes indeed! What happens when you have already spent a lot of money on a prime licence and modules in the past?

Are you crazy or what?
I don't pay each month...
Can you ask first what is the best first to your customers?
You change when you want, you do what you want.
I paid for the licenses lifetime... And now you take it back?

I would also appreciate some clarifications on memberships, and how it affects current users (especially prime and vendors). From the looks of it, starter now has most of the basics, so advanced and premium are really more about the support options. The only change I'd like to see added to starter is to allow communication with other members if messaged first. For example, I message a starter user, and they can then reply back to me. That way I don't have to give them my email on the forums anymore.

And see more because this is always asked when the licenses are talked about, a reminder: Current license holders are not affected by license changes. Your license is life-time, and enables access to all updates and features. If you have the mobile apps, this also doesn't affect you.

That all said, I welcome the switch to GitHub and new support options. The release schedule is also a welcomed addition. And in case anybody is wondering, yes, BoonEx looks to own dolphin.pro.

Seems to be mostly pricing increases rather than software innovations here. I hope all's well with you guys. I look forward to updating our site to the next stable version.

CLARIFICATION:

Existing licenses will be upgraded. Dolphin Permanent license will be equal to full license. Prime holders have two license numbers, and hence will be getting two full licenses per package.

Current Membership statuses will remain intact. New fee schedule will apply to upgrades and new memberships.

I like the new logo... nicely done.

I won't comment further, as I'm sure you'll have plenty of feedback in the days to come.

i d'ont understand. i have permanent licence i will have licence to mobile?

The Logo Is.... AWESOME! :D

I can't afford the $50 + to host this on vps...on a shared server I get 1000's of "Apache hits" and I got suspended, how about some free hosting to go with the licensed Dolphin.

Lol. Why would any 1 buy prime membership? Member get faster support in forum than contacting you guys. Doesn't seem logical.
Other thing I have a prime license. Does that mean I can use 1 for Trident and 1 for dolphinpro?
Does all prime members have to pay 100$ or only new prime members? Regarding selling modules does the existing prime members have to pay one time 100$ or new members will pay?

I purchased Dolphin Prime license and 1 hour after I purchased it there was a 30% discount offered for 1 day only. I notice that this is happening practically on a daily basis now. Today for instance there was the pop up with the 30% discount. I paid a lot of money for my license ($599.00) and now I see that all licenses are reduced. I bought the license in good faith so where does this leave me? Will there be more charges ahead? I look forward to your response. Thank you.

What if you have enough costume work in which would be a pain in upgrading let's say, on mobile do you need to continue to stay on the old version or can you upgrade the mobile and stay with the current desktop version?

I don't really care for the new logo but then that does not really matter in the scope of things.

Question: if one is currently selling a product in the Market under Premium, what happens?

From what I understand, Boonex is going to be offering paid support. I think many newcomers will welcome this change and I hope that it works out well for Boonex.

I don't like this new license lark. A prime licence holder had unlimited domains now they have only two domains to license convert? Don't mean to be funny but that price will scare of future customers because a lot remember how many problems 7.1 had and you only got to take a look at the forums to find a wave of problems. Prime license holders should have what they paid for originally unlimited domains. I feel i've backed the wrong horse here If anything I'm feeling gutted I had 4 projects I was see more planning.

Andrew, if there is any way at all you can expedite those 7.3 milestones, it would make Dolphin Pro a very good, Modern product. Those milestones are urgently needed, and six months will seem like an eternity to me. Just give AlexT and AntonL a big cash incentive bonus.... they'll get it done in half the time.

Now about memberships and paid support, especially the $100 per month option. Some folks around here may hate me for saying this, but for that paltry sum, it would make good business see more sense to limit the number of hours of priority support you provide for that sum. If you don't, sooner than later, someone will come along and turn into a time vampire that sucks the life out of you. You can see this in the forums on ocsasion, when some new guy needs to be 'spoon fed'..... they need their hand held at every little turn. You can't let yourself get into the situation where one or two people consume 80% of your available time. For that price, a minimum of one hour of priority support and absolutely no more than 4 hours sounds about right to me.

Whatever you do, you need to structure the support very carefully, and have a very efficient process in place that is fair to both the customer and yourselves. Fixed prices need fixed limits, especially when your time is involved.

i have prime , that is short for premium??
are there any changes for me??
i am pretty confused here

Hi, I have an extended license ($ 299). Question 1: I will not lose my license? ; 2: Will I have the same mobile version work? ; 3: When you upgrade from 7.1.6 to 7.2? Thank you, thank you in advance!

Here we go again. If I remember correctly, you said Dolphin Pro would be free, and that you'd charge for modules only.
The other thing that I do not understand is why on earth will Dolphin Pro be $600? You then include installation & mobile apps. What if one doesn't need installation or mobile apps? It feels forced down our throats again, like when you jacked the price 400% the last time (with no additional support)

Not only that, why would any one need the (ancient & poorly developed) see more mobile app when Dolphin Pro supposed to be very mobile friendly? You've already stated that there will not be a new mobile app with DolphinPro

Seems to be a lot of anger on here about something that sounds self-explanatory. I paid $799 for my Dolphin site and have purchased many mods. I think it is more than 3 years now I have had an Adult
Dating site and last week I made my first $9.95. My biggest problems are that for some reason I can't get the 7.14 to upgrade to .15 and .16 so I hope the upgrade to 7.2 is better. SEO is another big problem, I hope that has been addressed in the admin? My advice is, and I started this as a full time see more carer to add to my
minimal income, to think long and hard about starting a dating site. Its a long hard road with little rewards.

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Hey Folks, I really don't see what the issue here.. For $599 which includes Dolphin Pro, mobile apps, installation & lifetime version upgrades - I think it is a sweet deal. Just so you know, one of my clients is running a news site (not a dolphin based), they needed a Mobile App for their site, and when I posted the project on oDesk, the price I got to setup the Mobile App ALONE started between $800-$1,500. So, before we jump into conclusions, we ought to do our homework to see what we are getting see more for the buck.. For the last 3 yrs or so, we've all seen lots of D7 improvements.. As result these guys need our support, and not just a lip service support, a finance support that is..

I think this is fair & I am in.. Boonex Team has my support :)

Cheers.

I think it is unlikely I will be pursuing Dolphin any further. It was a toss up between Dolphin & another platform that was currently doing a complete upgrade/re-branding & it was the overall cost including licensing structure & cost/incorporation of add-ons that was the main issue. The other platform is quicker with it's upgrades & implementations but I was happy to wait a little longer if proven to be better. I've been testing both for a while now. This announcement has made my see more mind up for me to be honest. I think Boonex main problem is they don't know what direction they want to go in or who their market is. Keep changing your structure is going to lose more people than you will gain & no matter how many times you say the change in licensing will never put existing users in a worse off state, they will eventually get so bamboozled by the changes they will cut their losses anyway. Dolphin provides nothing more than other platforms but Boonex are a lot more slower in their releases than other platforms.....and if I am honest...their support! Unfortunately, there is nothing here that makes either version of Dolphin better & the licensing justifiable. Sorry guys but thanks for everything.

I have 2 Pro licenses.
After the change will they both be upgraded ?
Thanks

Payment membership: BAD NEWS FOR DOLPHIN OWNERS. This is the way to regress. All current members = collective brain. I helped to Dolphin developers more that 10 times to fix different bugs. Less new members = less power of the collective Dolphin's brain.

Every member is an ant that help to improve Dolphin. You kill yourself, guys.

Alright, let's all calm down. There's nothing negative in this post. If anything, they are offering more than they did previously. The fact they will charge for DIRECT support shouldn't be a shocker. Time costs money. If you don't want to pay the monthly subscription, then just rely on the forums.

Does this mean, that we - who bought the software before - will loose our existing license?
I bought a permanent license in the first year boonex comes on the market. You said that this is a lifetime license and all updates would be free for live...

WELL BOONEX IS DOING AN AWESOME JOB AND ALL THE DEVELOPERS ARE THE BEST I HAVE EVER DEALT WITH.
SORRY FOR CAPS LOL I TYPE IN THEM ALL THE TIME. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND I CERTAINLY CAN'T WAIT TILL SEP. 1ST MY SITE WILL DEF BE ROCKING THEN. THANKS ANDREW!!!!

Andrew need assistance. I have 4 licenses and need one reinstalled and website name changed. I dont mind paying for the reinstall for new site, just dont know how to go about it. Sent an email but havent received a response. Thanks.

Confused? So am I!