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Stayfocused Pro is an effective time management application that breaks large tasks into smaller ones, eliminating burnout and giving you a sense of accomplishment.

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cyanic Why exactly would this software need to be under a subscription model? Is there any streaming data necessary for the product's operation being supplied during the subscription period? If not, it's a poor excuse for making people to pay for the same product over and over. If you want people to pay for updates, do it with a major/minor version model.

Nov 29 2014 at 12:38pm Copy Link

John Ricciardi Yea yea I agree

Nov 29 2014 at 4:16pm Copy Link

Dion Chu Hi cyanic, thank you for your feedback. We highly appreciate it.
However, do you have any other suggest about the software? I'm looking forward to hear from you.

Bytesignals - Nov 29 2014 at 5:12pm Copy Link

Nico Westerdale Great News! Bytesignals has agreed to extend this deal for another day - Enjoy!

BitsDuJour Admin - Nov 30 2014 at 12:11am Copy Link

Mark Johnson @Dion Chu -- cyanic did provide the suggestions you are asking for.

If software is hosted online and accessed through a web browser, it is normal to have a monthly or annual subscription model.

If software is downloaded to a pc, but its data is hosted online, it is normal to have a monthly or annual subscription model.

If software is download to a pc, its data is stored on that pc, and the only contact with the software provider is to check for updates, it is not normal to have a subscription model. Under that scenario, it is normal that a user has to pay annually if he want to continue receiving updates to the software, but it is not normal that the product he purchased would stop working after one year.

I have a number of software utilities that I very gladly pay annually to keep receiving updates. However, if I forget to pay for an annual update or the software company goes out of business, the software I purchased continues to work.

The only software that is actually installed on my PC and all data is stored on my PC that I pay for an annual subscription for is Adobe Photoshop + Lightroom.

The difference -- I know Adobe will be here in the future, and subscription is a very economical way to get a high priced piece of software. I would have to keep the subscription for 8 years to pay Abode what the retail price of one version of the software costs.

Stayfocused is a small utility program. A normal annual subscription costs $45. $45 is higher than I would expect to pay for a retail version of a similar Pomodoro program (I don't know of any competing products that are priced that highly). I definitely don't have the same kind of trust that Bytesignals will be around in the future that I have in Adobe.

So basically... an annual subscription model is a great thing when it saves the customer a lot of money over what a retail purchase would cost, and the subscription is with a large company that you know isn't going anywhere in the future.
An annual subscription where you are paying a full retail price on an annual basis to a company that might not be around when it is time to resubscribe is not a good thing.

Nov 30 2014 at 5:52am Copy Link

Dion Chu @Mark, thanks for the clarify, it's very useful.

Bytesignals - Nov 30 2014 at 7:17am Copy Link

Robert Reese Yes, I fully agree with Mark Johnson's assessment. If this is a stand-alone software that has no necessary cloud component, then the use of the software should never expire. I have software, bought from companies that went away, that's 15 years old. Still works fine for the specific tasks for which I occasionally use them. The only Software as a Service model that I use is also Adobe's Creative Suite, which is less expensive than actually purchasing the software.; unfortunately, Adobe's really the only player in the game since otherwise competition would have driven down the price.

But Adobe offers more than just Rent-ware, they have a cloud component, training opportunities, and more for their service. Your offering, on the other hand, seems to be just software that suddenly stops using because it has a built-in self-destruct timer that can be extended - as long as you are in business.

Which brings us to another point: this deal is for three users. Let's say I get the deal, give one to my wife and another to a friend. What happens to my wife's copy and my friend's copy if I choose not to renew? Will there software stop working? Will they have an opportunity to renew without me or will they be at my mercy if this software becomes something they use on a daily basis (which is exactly the point of this software)?

The business model for something like this should be that updates/upgrades are available for the time period. Under this models, the developer gets renewals for extending functionality, providing new, innovative content, adapting to new systems, and so forth. Should a user decide that the current iteration holds everything they need, or that the next iteration doesn't provide a value for the asking price, the software still works as intended. Like Mark said, subscription models don't work for PC-based software. And as I pointed out, it doesn't actually even work for Adobe since they need to provide additional services beyond rented software to attract previous customers to the service.

Basically, your subscription model is bound to fail, particularly at what is a pretty expensive price-point even for three users for non-expiring software. That's unfortunate, because this software seems like it could be useful to many more people that would be interested at the $10-$15 price-point who otherwise wouldn't give this a second thought at the current price.

You seem like a nice person who's spent a lot of time and energy developing the software. Hope it works out for you whatever you choose for the future. ;c)

Nov 30 2014 at 10:49am Copy Link

Scott Smith From what everyone is saying, and with which I agree, no one wants to pay for software from a company that has a purchase policy, that only attempts to take their customers for as much as they can get.
When I come across a company such as this, I stay away from it, no matter how useful the software may be.
I sincerely hope your policies, because it seems like this is genuinely nice software.
Best of luck to you going forward.

Nov 30 2014 at 1:35pm Copy Link

Dion Chu @Robert Reese, @Scott Smith - Thank you very much, and all kindly people here.

Stayfocused was a free tool since 2010 to 07/2014, I had a part time to maintain it, that means I don't worry about the income, but now I build a start-up to maintain it. Has two employees, and in the future, Stayfocused will have a online version that stores your data online. that is why I make the price plans. BUT THIS TIME I feel got worng, I will change the plan to 'upgrade for life'. the PER-Order can get a free update to 'upgrade for life' version.

Thanks for all your support let me understand the business model since we are a startups.

I hope I can find some investors to support us, and don't worry about the income.

Bytesignals - Nov 30 2014 at 4:21pm Copy Link

Dion Chu @Robert Reese - Yes, I spend a lot of time and energy developing the software, introduce Pomodoro Techinque to people. Pomodoro Techinque helps me overcome my procrastination, that's why I develop this tool.

Bytesignals - Nov 30 2014 at 4:53pm Copy Link

Scott Smith Hi Robert,
First let me say that I am thoroughly impressed. Someone who takes the time to listen to their customers so closely and promptly , is a rare individual.
You now have a customer for as long as you make the software.
All the best this holiday season.
Regards,
Scott G. smith

Nov 30 2014 at 5:29pm Copy Link

Dion Chu @ Scott - I'll continue to listen what you guys say about Stayfocused sincerely. Help users get more value and save more time from the product.

If you have any suggestion or feature requries of Stayfocused, Please contact us at http:///www.bytesignals.c...ntact.html or follow us at http://twitter.com/bytesignals.

Have a nice day.

Regards,
Dion Chun

Bytesignals - Nov 30 2014 at 6:52pm Copy Link

cyanic Hey Dion, good to hear you're reflecting upon criticism. While I haven't actually started using the program (I plan giving the Pomodoro Technique a bit of research first), I did notice a couple of bugs while poking around the GUI. The most glaring bug right now is that "today" isn't getting updated. That is, I started the program on Saturday, and it's Monday midnight right now. The program is still basing everything on Saturday. You should have the GUI update when it becomes visible to the current date. The next problem is with reports, where the string "no data" isn't translated and is in Chinese. Also, the report is at a static width; I'd rather have it scale with the window.

Generally around the GUI: you really should have your controls line up around the midline rather than the top. I don't know too much about GUI design, but I think in your dialog boxes you should have a few more groups to corral related items (e.g. today, tomorrow, someday, upcoming). And nothing really need to be all caps. The tray menu really should have some more relevant items, such as add task, displaying current task and duration, next task, etc.

I think there are a couple of things I wanted to address with your code as well. While I'm nowhere near a .NET expert, I do have a few years of C# experience, so if you'd like to talk feel free to ping me and I'll email you.

Nov 30 2014 at 11:34pm Copy Link

Dion Chu @cyanic - thank you for report the bug.

- you need to refresh the date list manually, since the program on system tray, but the system date is refresh, please refresh the list, if the issus still here, email me at http://www.bytesignals.co...ntact.html

- It's a wired bug, did you run Chinese system before?

Bytesignals - Nov 30 2014 at 11:49pm Copy Link

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