Topaz's New Policy
Feb 13, 2020 21:03:37 #
I can't explain it and I predict it will make a "Chinese Fire Drill" look like a well trained marching band. I own and use many of their products and wish them nothing but GOOD LUCK; they're going to need it.
Feb 13, 2020 21:08:59 #
Feb 13, 2020 21:15:56 #
Rongnongno wrote:
I googled "Chinese Fire Drill" and nothing comes up about Topaz Uh?
Feb 13, 2020 21:17:08 #
I read it today and it takes a bit of study. I suspect they felt they didn’t have any choice.
Feb 13, 2020 21:19:59 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
A link or a synopsis? The suspense is killing me! (even Google is silent)I read it today and it takes a bit of study. I suspect they felt they didn’t have any choice.
Feb 13, 2020 21:28:10 #
Howard5252 wrote:
I can't explain it and I predict it will make a "Chinese Fire Drill" look like a well trained marching band. I own and use many of their products and wish them nothing but GOOD LUCK; they're going to need it.
Where can WE find this info!!!
Feb 13, 2020 21:30:42 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
A link or a synopsis? The suspense is killing me! (even Google is silent)
Here's a link to the announcement regarding future upgrades
https://community.topazlabs.com/t/ongoing-product-value-and-paid-upgrades/13299?utm_source=Topaz+Updates&utm_campaign=6ee379e38b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_30_10_18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e4dd8652a-6ee379e38b-90791213&mc_cid=6ee379e38b&mc_eid=dd4b6bf4b9
Feb 13, 2020 21:32:49 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
A link or a synopsis? The suspense is killing me! (even Google is silent)
I got an email from them today. I’ll forward it to you.
Feb 13, 2020 21:55:38 #
From the Link posted above by SalvageDiver:
Starting in August 2020, we will charge for product upgrades to DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI, and Mask AI.
o After buying a product for the first time, you’ll receive 1 year of free major + minor upgrades from your date of purchase.
o After your first year of free upgrades is complete, you can buy another year at any time in the future - for any single product for $49.99. If you own multiple products, you can activate a year of account-wide upgrades for $99.99.
o Only DeNoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel, and Mask will require an upgrade license in 2020. Other products remain under the old policy.
Starting in August 2020, we will charge for product upgrades to DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI, and Mask AI.
o After buying a product for the first time, you’ll receive 1 year of free major + minor upgrades from your date of purchase.
o After your first year of free upgrades is complete, you can buy another year at any time in the future - for any single product for $49.99. If you own multiple products, you can activate a year of account-wide upgrades for $99.99.
o Only DeNoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel, and Mask will require an upgrade license in 2020. Other products remain under the old policy.
Feb 13, 2020 21:57:00 #
I don't understand the angst? It's normal for software companies to charge for upgrades.
Feb 13, 2020 22:00:38 #
I guess (guess) that the company gave lifetime upgrades before????
Ater checking the link.....
I was right
Ater checking the link.....
I was right
Topaz CEO wrote:
Every company says that they value their customers. When we started Topaz Labs many years ago, we tried hard to figure out ways to show this through actions instead of just words. One of the ways we did this was by offering free major upgrades for all of our products.
Feb 13, 2020 22:00:43 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I googled "Chinese Fire Drill" and nothing comes up about Topaz
It has nothing to do with Tobaz. "Chinese Fire Drill" an ethnic slander that implies a disorganized mess.
You don't hear it much anymore because in todays multicultural society it's considered insensitive to use phrases that disparage other cultures or races.
Feb 13, 2020 22:04:00 #
"Chinese fire drill" is a slang term for a situation that is chaotic or confusing, possibly due to poor or misunderstood instructions. Wikipedia
The term goes back to the early 1900s, and is alleged to have originated when a ship run by British officers and a Chinese crew practiced a fire drill for a fire in the engine room. The bucket brigade drew water from the starboard side, took it to the engine room, and poured it onto the 'fire'. To prevent flooding, a separate crew hauled the accumulated water from the engine room, up to the main deck and heaved the water over the port side. The drill had previously gone according to plan until the orders became confused in translation. The bucket brigade began to draw the water from the starboard side, run over to the port side and then throw the water overboard, bypassing the engine room completely.[2] Additionally, the term is documented to have been used in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, where it was often expressed in the phrase "as screwed up as a Chinese fire drill".[3] It was also commonly used by Americans during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.[4]
The term goes back to the early 1900s, and is alleged to have originated when a ship run by British officers and a Chinese crew practiced a fire drill for a fire in the engine room. The bucket brigade drew water from the starboard side, took it to the engine room, and poured it onto the 'fire'. To prevent flooding, a separate crew hauled the accumulated water from the engine room, up to the main deck and heaved the water over the port side. The drill had previously gone according to plan until the orders became confused in translation. The bucket brigade began to draw the water from the starboard side, run over to the port side and then throw the water overboard, bypassing the engine room completely.[2] Additionally, the term is documented to have been used in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, where it was often expressed in the phrase "as screwed up as a Chinese fire drill".[3] It was also commonly used by Americans during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.[4]
Feb 13, 2020 22:27:40 #
Fire drill thing ---- Often used in the USMC much after WWII -- Often used by DI's when us recruit's were a tad confused -- Which was most often the case
Feb 14, 2020 07:31:32 #
bbrown5154
Loc: Baltimore, MD
JD750 wrote:
It has nothing to do with Tobaz. "Chinese Fire Drill" an ethnic slander that implies a disorganized mess.
You don't hear it much anymore because in todays multicultural society it's considered insensitive to use phrases that disparage other cultures or races.
You don't hear it much anymore because in todays multicultural society it's considered insensitive to use phrases that disparage other cultures or races.
Ok would FUBAR be more to your liking?
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