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Thursday, May 13, 2004

In which Six Apart goes all RealPlayer on your ass

So Movable Type isn't free anymore? Oh no wait, there's a tiny link way down at the bottom of the page for an incredibly limited version of 3.0 that only allows one author. That's so RealOne I can't even stand it.

The licensing page is also generally very confusing. It lists three limited licensing options, when in reality there are several other price points that you can find if you use the Get Help Choosing a License "Wizard".

Fuck, when did they get all evil? This is a bad way to start the day.

Update: The licensing page STILL reads "If you're using Movable Type as an individual, for non-commercial purposes, you should choose a Personal Use License. The personal use license can not be used for any , or a web developer purchasing a license on behalf of a client." You can't have my $150 until your 26-person staff fixes them typos, no matter how foxy you are, Ben Trott.

And I would like to clarify my whiny position a bit, too. I'm not angry that Six Apart is a company that needs to make money. The problem is that Movable Type is currently the frontrunner in a very crowded marketplace. People (like me) are bellyaching because we *love* MT and this new pricing structure will cost Six Apart a huge amount of market share. Blogger et al now have much more robust "free" offerings than MT does. Six Apart went from 2 employees to 26 in the space of just a few months and the new costs reflect *that expense*, not a huge growth in features or value. (from a comment I made on Mattsylvania.)

Posted at 08:44 AM

Comments

001. Brian

I feel betrayed, somehow.

Posted at 10:59AM on Thursday, May 13, 2004

002. willpie

File that under 'Why I hate everybody.'

Posted at 02:44PM on Thursday, May 13, 2004

003. Caitlin

Yeah, I kind of feel betrayed too.

I was a little nervous from the off about using something that was very non-open-source, because one of the things that worries me most about computing in general is lock-in. But, hey, they didn't seem evil.

Posted at 05:55AM on Friday, May 14, 2004

004. willpie

Wow, I just went to look, and the Trotts really *are* foxy.

Posted at 02:07PM on Saturday, May 15, 2004

005. willpie

Like, really, really foxy.

Posted at 03:25PM on Saturday, May 15, 2004

006. me

They're kind of like magic blogging pixies. Who unfortunately recently started eating the White Queen's Turkish Delight. Or something.

Posted at 08:03PM on Saturday, May 15, 2004

007. Laurel

Turkish delight is really, really gross. I was horrified when I discovered this, and still bear the scars.