This poll might be too simplistic.

I would pay more (how much more is another question) - IF - the product was growing. Frankly I find both DBISAM and EDB quite stable and can work within there current feature set and am happy to pay the current rate just to get bugs fixed (timely) without new features.

I purchased EDB in the past just to support Tim when I only developed with DBISAM and continued to purchase ongoing support for both product for many years while I did not use EDB.  I now use EDB first and don't do much new work with DBISAM, but still maintain some DBISAM clients.

Elevate Web Builder - The EWB evolution and growth of this product is MUCH more important to me.  I would like to see the Client Side blossom and leave the Server side as it was in V2 - we as developers can extend the backend with the integration option provided - more controls and integration into other existing JS tools really excite me.

I know everyone has different needs - these are just mine.

Walter Matte

I have been using EDB for many years, switching from dbisam where I started at the beginning. I would like to highlight the high quality and robustness of both products. The attention paid to the details in developing these products was something that triggered my interest even further. I have been using EWB 3 for some time now which provides the extra functionality that is now needed for web development which makes these products even better.

Yes, to the question set in the thread, I would be willing to support Tim in his efforts to continue development further at a higher annual subscription rate, especially expanding the client functionality (rather than server-side enhancements that could be more time consuming).

George

Hi Tim, I appreciate you honest and straight answer. I can relate to current struggle.

For my part, I do support a increase in subscription renewals.

I would like to have a very modest roadmap where the community could vote for the most needed features that are within the reach of you'r available resources to deliver.

Regards,
Mario


> The honest answer is that I don't know.
>
> The reason why things are quiet is because I haven't been getting
> very much time to work on the products over the past few months.  The
> financial situation with the company is, and continues to be, very
> challenging and I'm needing to supplement our income with additional
> consulting work for other companies.  We are also getting hit with
> some pretty steep increases in costs that we cannot justify passing
> on to the customers (due to the lack of enhancements), so that's also
> causing problems.  For now, we're just trying to weather the storm
> and hope that things start turning around.

Hi Tim, thanks for informing us.

We're using your EDB a lot and want to know, if we and other EDB
developers can help you speeding up things by i.e. having price
increase in subscription costs etc. is possible?


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Yusuf Zorlu | MicrotronX

Mario Enrmquez wrote:

> Hi Tim, I appreciate you honest and straight answer. I can relate to
> current struggle.
>
> For my part, I do support a increase in subscription renewals.
>
> I would like to have a very modest roadmap where the community could
> vote for the most needed features that are within the reach of you'r
> available resources to deliver.
>
> Regards,
> Mario

+1 for this

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Yusuf Zorlu | MicrotronX

Tim,
 As you can see the community is with your side so please make a decision and let us know!

Thank you

Any update on this topic?

> For my part, I do support a increase in subscription renewals.

EDB is a crucial component for my job and income. I wouldn't mind a subscription fee increase, everything else got more expensive too.

> EDB is a crucial component for my job and income. I wouldn't mind a subscription fee increase, everything else got more expensive too.

I most definitely agree, which is why I keep my EWB subscription even though I have not been using it.  Paying extra in an indirect way.