Several days ago, I expressed my dissatisfaction with activeCollab’s new pricing model. Well, since then, it appears that the team has listened to their community and adjusted their pricing model accordingly. It’s only fair that I blog about this as well. After seeing the new pricing model, it is clear that Ilija Studen and the team are interested in staying in business.
Many of us have heard of activeCollab which was famed for being the free alternative to Basecamp and became very popular. Then, once the aC community was formed, the owner of the software decided to take a turn. As of version 1.0, the cost for activeCollab (w/ unlimited projects) went from free to $1999 + $499/yr for support & upgrades. Nice.
Many people have seen the Digg article on blocking Firefox in response to Adblock, which blocks inline ads and shows the webpage like the ads never existed. The owner of this site argues that it is stealing because the ads are what pays for and maintains the site. While that may or may not be true, blocking all Firefox users is a bad response to this “issue” that a select number of people have made of it.
Forums (message boards, etc) can be a great way to promote your company and/or website. As most of us know, forums need moderation to protect it against spammers, trolls, etc. Although moderation is necessary, the forums need to still maintain a level of transparency and integrity. The point of me writing this entry is that I came across a site’s support forums that left me so biased, I decided to stop using this piece of software altogether.