Friday, July 29, 2005
Agile is Free? Not Anymore.
Posted by Darius Wey in "SOFTWARE" @ 07:40 PM
"Starting July 2005 we will begin charging a small monthly license fee for the use of Agile Messenger. Three years ago Agile Mobile set out to develop a truly "agile" instant messaging client to provide seamless access to the instant messaging networks, wither it be from the bus, the beach or the gym, without sacrificing any of the functionality and power of the conventional desktop clients. During the initial development period we have allowed our loyal user base to use Agile Messenger for free. We want to thank everyone for their invaluable feedback, suggestions and bug reports, which have allowed us to make Agile Messenger into what it is today."
All good things must come to an end, so the well-known Agile Messenger that was once free to users is not so free anymore. If you're a user of the product, you may have noticed the introduction of a new licensing fee - a maximum of €2.99 per month appended to your phone bill.
I guess you can't really complain about a company needing to make a bit of money to stay in business. I used to be an Agile user, though I reverted back to the default MSN Messenger client a long time ago, so this announcement doesn't affect me all that much. However, I'm sure many of you aren't in the same boat. Your thoughts?
All good things must come to an end, so the well-known Agile Messenger that was once free to users is not so free anymore. If you're a user of the product, you may have noticed the introduction of a new licensing fee - a maximum of €2.99 per month appended to your phone bill.
I guess you can't really complain about a company needing to make a bit of money to stay in business. I used to be an Agile user, though I reverted back to the default MSN Messenger client a long time ago, so this announcement doesn't affect me all that much. However, I'm sure many of you aren't in the same boat. Your thoughts?
