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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.0&return_msg=40903.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.11">11–12</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=40903.1">LogMeIn Gives a Few Hours Notice That The Free Option is Going A</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="40903_1_12_10"> <a name="a40903_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 02:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1">40903.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I had just signed up for the free version this week and was surprised when I got an email earlier today (1/21/14) that effective (1/21/14) the free account is no more. You have 7 days to purchase a pro subscription or tough shit. <a href="http://community.logmein.com/t5/Free/Changes-to-LogMeIn-Free/td-p/107089/highlight/false">The blog post</a> announcing this is being destroyed by angry users.<br /><br /> I realize that providing a free product like they did has to cost some money and I'm not upset with the decision to drop the free option, what I am pissed about is the blatant disrespect for their users by giving them a one day heads up. And also last March they stated in an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131214011138/http://blog.logmein.com/it-management/important-changes-to-logmein-free">email</a> "LogMeIn Free is and will remain free"<br /><br /> This almost seems like they are taking advice from Verizon Wireless. The options went from a free account with 10 computers to a $30/year account with 2 computers.<br /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.1&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 09:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Jan 2014 11:05"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.2">40903.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_1" target="_self">40903.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I used LMI ages ago when I wanted to access my MegaCorpUSA laptop (which was bloody heavy) from home. Then we got lighter laptops, and LMI became irrelevant.<br /><br /> But it does seem like a pretty shitty way to treat people, promising one thing then reneging on it.<br /><br /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.2&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 10:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Jan 2014 11:05"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.3">40903.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_1" target="_self">40903.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It is a bit odd that they had to do it so suddenly. Like, that's never going to go well from a PR view. We use it quite a lot at work, but so much so we subscribed sometime last year anyway so I think we're OK.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.3&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 11:06</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Jan 2014 14:29"></span></span> 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Jan 2014 15:35"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.4">40903.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_2" target="_self">40903.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah I can't blame them one bit for wanting to charge for the product they produce, it's all about the way they went about it. And I'd say that's why 99+% are fucked off at them as well.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.4&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 15:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Jan 2014 02:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.5">40903.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_4" target="_self">40903.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> All I can see is that if I were still of one of their non-paying customers I'd be jumping ship too. It's just a pity that it's too late to sign up for a free account simply so I could then storm off. That would've learned 'em, but now they'll never know.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.5&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 17:12</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Jan 2014 02:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.6">40903.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_4" target="_self">40903.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Massive PR fail. The smart thing would have been: 'you may continue using the service for free for 6-months (or 3, or 1), and if you sign up now we will give you an x% discount on the first year'. Or have some kind of crippleware or adware free version.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.6&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Radio<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 17:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">7 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.7">40903.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I use teamviewer, hopefully they're not next.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.7&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 18:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Radio <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Jan 2014 18:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.8">40903.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_7" target="_self">40903.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I want to switch to them anyway but even the paid corporate version limits you to three concurrent sessions. Weird limitation, stops it being much good even for our small corp.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.8&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">22 Jan 2014 21:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Jan 2014 00:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.9">40903.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_6" target="_self">40903.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Indeed. If that's the way they're gonna treat their freeloaders, they don't deserve to have any! <span class="emoticon e_pipe" title=":Y"><span class="e__">:Y</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.9&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40903_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_40903_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">23 Jan 2014 00:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Jan 2014 07:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.10">40903.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40903.1#a40903_9" target="_self">40903.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Beta testers, more like.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40903.10&return_msg=40903.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40903.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="40903.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>