The new Tapatalk is some shady BS

**Gumby** · 10-09-13, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

I'm on Tapatalk 4 already... but...

If you bought Office 2010, Microsoft doesn't sneak into your computer and nuke it and install the free trial for Office 2013 either. I would still be able to use Office 2010 5 years from now if I wanted to.

This is exactly what Tapatalk is doing. It tells you that there is an update for your Tapatalk. If you update it, you no longer have the Tapatalk 2 you paid for. Instead you have the free version of Tapatalk 4.

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**CivilWars** · 10-09-13, 05:32 PM

I paid for TT on my old iPhone, then paid for it again on my GS3, then recently paid for the new TT on my GS3. I will gladly pay again if I need to when I upgrade, or when they do. I do agree they should tell you that if you upgrade you will be required to pay, but I don't mind paying for a product I find so useful.

**Bunni** · 10-09-13, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Gumby

This is exactly what Tapatalk is doing. It tells you that there is an update for your Tapatalk. If you update it, you no longer have the Tapatalk 2 you paid for. Instead you have the free version of Tapatalk 4.

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Ohhh, I misread the OP.

That is pretty shitty, assuming there's tangible differences between Tapatalk 2 Pro and Tapatalk 4, free. Especially because correct, me if I am wrong, Tapatalk had created a seperate app for Tapatalk 4 so its not even like they can claim 'auto update' they had to go and manually update the tapatalk 2 app to the tapatalk 4 trial.... Lame

**Muqtar** · 10-09-13, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Kanati8869

I was just getting ready to say "hold it... yes they do." If you get Office 365 using Office 2013 right now, when Office 2014 is released they nuke 2013 and force you to use 2014.

Sigh... Fuckin software as a service. Hate it hate it hate it.

I came to the conclusion that managed services (cloud for the bait biters) was a more sure fire way to incur dependencies and recurring charges for reduced options early on. We moved a couple of services out to avoid needing the know how in house, but anything important stays in our datacenter. The ones that have moved out bill as reliably as anything I have ever seen.

Oh yeah, good points on Tapatalk. I had not realized the exact details on how I came to be charged for something I already paid for.

**Muqtar** · 10-09-13, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by Bunni

Ohhh, I misread the OP.

That is pretty shitty, assuming there's tangible differences between Tapatalk 2 Pro and Tapatalk 4, free. Especially because correct, me if I am wrong, Tapatalk had created a seperate app for Tapatalk 4 so its not even like they can claim 'auto update' they had to go and manually update the tapatalk 2 app to the tapatalk 4 trial.... Lame

I think that the sales pitch was that T4 could take advantage of ICS (4.0+) APIs or whatever they call them in Android.

**Rumble** · 10-09-13, 06:53 PM

Guess I should be glad I am on iPhone and the latest is TT Pro 2.2.3. I'm sure one day they will crate a new version for us apple dorks but for now yay no upgrade bs.

**Gumby** · 10-09-13, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by CivilWars

I paid for TT on my old iPhone, then paid for it again on my GS3, then recently paid for the new TT on my GS3. I will gladly pay again if I need to when I upgrade, or when they do. I do agree they should tell you that if you upgrade you will be required to pay, but I don't mind paying for a product I find so useful.

No other paid app I own makes me buy it again when a new version comes out. And sneaking it in as an update is super shady.

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