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  1. #1
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    Windows Store For Vitae

    You know that we love you ! Artrage was (is) a Godsend for those of us when we discovered it.

    I'm an enthusiast, but ...

    ... if the Windows Store is the easy option for installing Artrage that steer me clear of the difficult option.

    It was awful.

    I started on version 4 and this was the most unpleasant upgrade I've done.

    Could just be me, but ...

    Pat

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat McDonald View Post
    You know that we love you ! Artrage was (is) a Godsend for those of us when we discovered it.

    I'm an enthusiast, but ...

    ... if the Windows Store is the easy option for installing Artrage that steer me clear of the difficult option.

    It was awful.

    I started on version 4 and this was the most unpleasant upgrade I've done.

    Could just be me, but ...

    Pat
    It's not just you The serial number download version is much more appreciated
    As I suggested here

    https://forums.artrage.com/showthrea...t-Store-option
    Sorry for my bad English (I never had English education)

  3. #3
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    I understand why you're going with the awful store but why can't you offer a proper download for those who want it? People who find the store easier will use it and those who (quite correctly) hate it would stick to the traditional method.

    Seems you'll be losing customers if you go store exclusive.

  4. #4
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    If he hosts it though the Microsoft Store, then technically he doesn't need this site at all.
    He could move the forums to Discord or Reddit, pay Microsoft a piece of each sale that's it.
    It's less time, cost, and effort, and he can solely focus on software improvements.

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    It's certainly silly to lose customers over not offering a traditional download.

    You lose goodwill, mindshare and income from putting all your eggs in the Windows Store basket.

    I'll personally no longer recommend this software to anyone. Buying from the Windows Store simply isn't smart.

  6. #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by cow View Post
    It's certainly silly to lose customers over not offering a traditional download.

    You lose goodwill, mindshare and income from putting all your eggs in the Windows Store basket.

    I'll personally no longer recommend this software to anyone. Buying from the Windows Store simply isn't smart.
    To be honest, It is not the only point that ArtRage now can only be purchased from the MS and Apple Stores. It is also that there are some things related to this are so unclear. Especially: how does it work to get the upgrade discount? I don't want to risk buying if for the full price by accident. And is there a time limit for it? I already asked this questions here in the forum two days ago and still got no answer. And as I already said too, I have made bad experiences with the Store. The service there isn't verry good.

    And there is even another thing: As far as I remember, there hasn't been any update to ArtRage 6 since I purchased it years ago. Unless there are still known bugs in it. F.e. the Stroke Layer Effect that can't be saved (by the way, is it fixed in AR 7 vitae?). I reported this bug a verry long time ago, possibly more than a year ago, and it still doesn't work. And I don't think that there will be any updates to AR 6 in the future.

    Not to be misunderstood, I work with ArtRage since AR 4, so many years, and I really loved it. But at the moment I am seriously thinking about giving Rebelle a try.
    Last edited by Somerset; 08-15-2021 at 03:05 AM.

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by cow View Post
    It's certainly silly to lose customers over not offering a traditional download.

    You lose goodwill, mindshare and income from putting all your eggs in the Windows Store basket.

    I'll personally no longer recommend this software to anyone. Buying from the Windows Store simply isn't smart.
    Micro$oft is notorious for pushing hardware and software companies into "offers they can't refuse" so to speak

    Methinks there is more to the "Microsoft Store" experience than just merely their taking a cut. The nerd in me remembers the borg quote: 'You WILL be assimilated, resistance is futile'

    If ArtRage had a Linux version, I'd buy it. They've got Mac - which is really UNIX / Linux under the hood.

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