As I noted in an earlier post, Six Apart, the software makers of the popular Movable Type weblog publishing tool, got a lot of negative reaction to their original pricing scheme for recently updated version 3.x of the system. As expected, they have now revised pricing (see comments from the company’s president, Mena Trott, in the link in the headline of this entry).
In short, the system will remain free for personal use for a maxium of one author and three weblogs. For personal use with multiple authors (up to five) and unlimited weblogs, the price is now $69.95, or $99.95 for unlimited personal use.
For commercial use, the price scales from $199 for as many as five authors and up to $1,299 for up to 50 authors (with three other price points in between). Custom solutions for blogs with more than 50 authors or multiple servers are also available upon request.
I would say this pricing is fair and not complicated and should (not that it will, but should) end the complaints from disgruntled users.
Six Apart: Announcing Pricing & Licensing Changes to Movable Type
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