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[davidcc1]

Dear Roxio,

Congratulations on the releas of Toast 8. I ordered my copy this morning (Jan 08) after reading about the improvements and the new feature of BluRay disc burning.

Regards,

PS. First Post

[eddiemouse]

"Upgrade Center Pricing"  ... where?

[Greg Meach]

eddiemouse, on Jan 8 2007, 06:48 AM, said:

"Upgrade Center Pricing"  ... where?

The wonderful upgrade page is RIGHT HERE.

Don't worry though, previous owners do not get any price break, or at least anything that a new user can't get ($20 mail-in rebate, give me a break). That, my friend suxs! I have been a loyal Toast purchaser since version 4.x. I'm going to have to think hard about whether or not this version is worth the price. So far I don't see anything. It will be several years before I need blu-ray so that's no big deal.

Quite Dissatisfied...

[jbmelby]

phantazm, on Jan 8 2007, 07:42 AM, said:

WTF !!! No upgrade price break???  This is a PRIME example of why "some" people turn to piracy. This is a complete joke.

Agreed. This is ridiculous.

[Greg Meach]

jbmelby, on Jan 8 2007, 07:45 AM, said:

Agreed. This is ridiculous.

Sorry... looks like I may have jumped the gun... I just got an email from Roxio and we (previous owners) can get a $30 mail-in rebate. So we save $10.00 more.

I guess it's better than the same $20 everyone else can get.


I guess I'm used to seeing upwards of 50% off retail price for upgrading users. The thing is if everyone can get it for $79.00 then that's where our price break should start from, not the listed $99.00 retail price. So even 25% off the $79.00 would be around $59.00 and for pete's sake just let me buy it don't give me that mail-in rebate crap!

Edited by Greg Meach, 08 January 2007 - 07:57 AM.

[B.J. Drums]

Greg Meach, on Jan 8 2007, 07:54 AM, said:

Sorry... looks like I may have jumped the gun... I just got an email from Roxio and we (previous owners) can get a $30 mail-in rebate. So we save $10.00 more.

I guess it's better than the same $20 everyone else can get.

Dad-blast it.  I just bought Toast 7 at the end of November 06 and popcorn in December.  How's that for timing?

[easternherp]

Seems a bit off again. Us long standing users should get a better deal than that to upgrade. I too will have to think long and hard beofre I shell out the £££'s

[patatrox]

jbmelby, on Jan 8 2007, 11:45 AM, said:

Agreed. This is ridiculous.

The upgrade version isn't listed in the upgrade center yet, this should be occurring later this morning.

Please be patient, thanks.

eddiemouse, on Jan 8 2007, 10:48 AM, said:

"Upgrade Center Pricing"  ... where?

Coming, soon.

[Joel Nelson]

Greg Meach, on Jan 8 2007, 09:54 AM, said:

Sorry... looks like I may have jumped the gun... I just got an email from Roxio and we (previous owners) can get a $30 mail-in rebate. So we save $10.00 more.

I guess it's better than the same $20 everyone else can get.


I guess I'm used to seeing upwards of 50% off retail price for upgrading users. The thing is if everyone can get it for $79.00 then that's where our price break should start from, not the listed $99.00 retail price. So even 25% off the $79.00 would be around $59.00 and for pete's sake just let me buy it don't give me that mail-in rebate crap!

I changed email addresses so I don't get the emails from Roxio anymore. Is there a URL for getting the $30 rebate?

[lubob]

B.J. Drums, on Jan 8 2007, 07:56 AM, said:

Dad-blast it.  I just bought Toast 7 at the end of November 06 and popcorn in December.  How's that for timing?

Me too! I bought Toast7 and Popcorn less than 30 days ago.. Only $30 rebate is an insult in my opinion..

[patatrox]

lubob, on Jan 8 2007, 12:22 PM, said:

Me too! I bought Toast7 and Popcorn less than 30 days ago.. Only $30 rebate is an insult in my opinion..

This should be fixed later today, there is a special offer going on the upgrade center shortly which doesn't involve a mail in rebate for Toast 7, Popcorn 2 and Jam 6 users.

[nategold]

If you call Roxio you can get the upgrade for $69.

The Tivo thing seems to work but the player is stupid - if you have just downloaded say 8 minutes of an hour show and want to stream it (assuming the transfer is faster than real time) then it will only show 8 minutes.  You can watch that, but no more than that.  Very stupid software.

[patatrox]

nategold, on Jan 8 2007, 12:36 PM, said:

If you call Roxio you can get the upgrade for $69.

The Tivo thing seems to work but the player is stupid - if you have just downloaded say 8 minutes of an hour show and want to stream it (assuming the transfer is faster than real time) then it will only show 8 minutes.  You can watch that, but no more than that.  Very stupid software.

Please wait for the upgrade pricing online going up if you're a Toast 7, Popcorn 2, or Jam 6 user, it'll be worth it.

[Joel Nelson]

patatrox, on Jan 8 2007, 10:38 AM, said:

Please wait for the upgrade pricing online going up if you're a Toast 7, Popcorn 2, or Jam 6 user, it'll be worth it.

Thank you, looking forward to it.

[patatrox]

Joel Nelson, on Jan 8 2007, 12:48 PM, said:

Thank you, looking forward to it.

I'm going to be stepping out of the office for a few hours until later this afternoon, I assure you that the true upgrade is in the process of being posted (no MIR).  Please get along with each other until I get back.

[in2insight]

patatrox, on Jan 8 2007, 09:17 AM, said:

I'm going to be stepping out of the office for a few hours until later this afternoon, I assure you that the true upgrade is in the process of being posted (no MIR).  Please get along with each other until I get back.

I can play nice, but still would like to know:
Since it's been less than 30 days since the purchase of Toast 7 (Dec. 19th) will there be any way to upgrade for less than $69.95?
(If not, it would mean paying $140.00 in the last month.... not something I can do)
Most companies have a special rate for those who purchased within 30 days. Hope the same is true for Roxio/Sonic.
Cheers,
Dorian

[bFranco]

in2insight, on Jan 8 2007, 09:26 AM, said:

I can play nice, but still would like to know:
Since it's been less than 30 days since the purchase of Toast 7 (Dec. 19th) will there be any way to upgrade for less than $69.95?
(If not, it would mean paying $140.00 in the last month.... not something I can do)
Most companies have a special rate for those who purchased within 30 days. Hope the same is true for Roxio/Sonic.
Cheers,
Dorian

Normally, upgrade pricing has been historically lower and it would seem it will be, as specified here by the resident Roxio guy. I myself upgraded to Toast 7 on November 29th, so I agree with Dorian, although my ouch would not be as high thanks to upgrade pricing. Still, as with anything else, having purchased a less current version within almost a month always bites.

[skidrow]

bFranco, on Jan 8 2007, 09:48 AM, said:

Normally, upgrade pricing has been historically lower and it would seem it will be, as specified here by the resident Roxio guy. I myself upgraded to Toast 7 on November 29th, so I agree with Dorian, although my ouch would not be as high thanks to upgrade pricing. Still, as with anything else, having purchased a less current version within almost a month always bites.

Will there be anything for owners less than 30days?  I purchased on Jan 2!! I would hope that I don't have to essentially rebuy because I was upgrading for the new year.

[hermie54]

Hi patatrox,

As happened with Toast 7 I haven't received an upgrade and/or new version email. My addie is still the same, of course.

Like before i want to buy from the horses mouth and not be ripped off by your localized store. For starters it takes months for Toast 8 to trickle through there and when it finally does they simply change Dollars for Euros without converting and slap some extra on for good measure. And I want the original version anyway.

Still waiting for the real upgrade to go up on the site which would solve the problem I think (no MIR), but it's not there yet. Which to me means it probably won't. Sorry for sounding a tad negative...

[russ weiss]

It is a $30 Mail-In rebate. I got my email about it this morning.

I wish we could just get the price without the need for a Mail-In rebate, if we registered previously.

Edit:

I've been sitting around on the order page debating and I just got a popup on my order page about an extra 10% discount if I complete my order immediately. Final check-out price is 89.99 plus the Mail-In.

Just wanted to let you know. I don't know what triggers the extra 10% discount. Maybe if I wait around longer they'll add another 10%. Heh.

Edited by russ weiss, 08 January 2007 - 01:50 PM.