May 13 2004
MovableType's new pricing has made my migraine worse

So many MovableType users are peeved, and honestly, so am I.

I'm not going to dive into this today, given the way I'm feeling, but whoa... WTF? I run 4 blogs with 2 authors, and now I have to pay how much?! [minus donations, wheeee.....] Honestly, I don't mind paying for MT, it's been wonderful software, met most of my needs, but this out of the blue pricing scheme -and so high- bites.

For now, I'll continue reading, and looking at other alternatives, just in case.

I read it first via Dave, and have been researching ever since.

:disappointed

 
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I saw that ... somewhere. Don't remember where now. Anyway, I was looking forward to checking out the TypeKey thing -- thank goodness for Blacklist, as according to my activity log I've been getting hammered the last few days, of which two have gone through -- but it looks like I'll be skipping it now. Granted, I only have three blogs and two authors, but their sudden decision to charge has peeved me. I'll be sticking with my old version which works just fine, thankyouverymuch.

Posted by: Crankydragon | May 14, 2004 2:00 PM