leedickey wrote:This is a bait-and-switch to those of us that have been using HDClone Professional for years at their workplace in order to image and clone systems that are not their workstation but laptops that our users may use for travel. This is not what a Professional version is and I cannot use it the way Miray has advertised it for years.
The features of HDClone 6 Professional Edition are what makes it "Professional". The license terms are communicated openly on the product page. The Technician License of
HDClone 6 Professional Edition Portable just
adds use on arbitrary systems compared to the Workplace License of
HDClone 6 Professional Edition. You may still use the latter on up to two PCs firmly. This is more than the previous licensing rules allowed. And it deems fair that users that additionally use it on arbitrary PCs (like service technicians or IT departments) use a different license, according to the usually more intense use made of HDClone in this case.
In all other aspects, the licensing rules have stayed the same, just that they are technically enforced now. We offer different models now, in order to satisfy all types of users and we haven't had a single user, yet, we couldn't find a convenient license for. We offer Permanent Activations, One-time Activations and token based licenses to serve the different requirements our users have.
We understand that there are users who haven't taken care of the licensing rules of HDClone before and now are dissatisfied that these rules are technically enforced. But these users are complaining about their own cheating no longer being possible in the end. We can understand that from a personal perspective. But we hope you can understand that our concerns and efforts are directed to the users who respect the licensing rules.
HDClone has undergone a tremendous evolution over the recent years. To be able to achieve that, Miray has until today, put every dime earned from HDClone put back into further development. There are only few applications at all where the And we want to continue this strategy. We want to evolve HDClone even further, at the advantage of the community of HDClone users. It hasn't been easy to find models that satisfy most types of users - for frequent business use as well as for home use, and to offer an even more attractive pricing for loyal customers. We will always continue improving at the advantage of the community of HDClone customers. And this community is formed by those users who are willing to pay for what they make use of. We have no reason to bait users into using HDClone and it also would make no sense.