PowerArchiver 2012 or PowerArchiver 2013

[KarbonKopy]

2013 all the way

[Micke]

Originally Posted by Innuendo

I vote for PowerArchiver v13.0. Prominently displaying that the program is in its 13th major version shows that it is a very mature piece of code that's been around a long time and trusted by its users.

The version number don't tell the user how old the current version is. Instead I suggest you skip the version number in the name and instead use YY.MM in the name. That way the name will tell you how long the current version has been released.

Naming it something like PowerArchiver 2012 or 2013 really doesn't reveal anything about how mature/reliable the program or the program's roots.

You can say the same by using version number. The version number doesn't tell you anything about how mature/reliable the program is. Example of this is Inkscape that has version 0.48, but is a very mature and reliable program. On the other hand, Firefox release a new version number every 6 week, but that doesn't make the program more mature.

The point is, version number don't matter and therefore don't have to be part of the software name.

Kind Regards
Micke

[pjb]

I agree with Luxor & Innuendo - I think removing the year would be a good move, and give it a version number. A version number does not make the product feel as dated, nor does it then tie you to a specific release date etc.

[spwolf]

thanks for everyone's input!!!

[guido]

So what's the verdict?

[Sir Richard]

PowerArchiver 2012 Part Duo will be released next month.

[davidsplash]

i would prefer the date and the version number so people can see when the product was released.

[Sir Richard]

Originally Posted by davidsplash

i would prefer the date and the version number so people can see when the product was released.

You can check that in product history, via blogs, and in the help file.

At the end of the day, its no Biggy, but it seems more users are happy for it to move with a build identifiy rather than a Year.

You only have to look at our Competitors Winzip, Stuffit, 7-zip,Winrar.

All of such moved away from Year stamps, as it doesnt really give the user an indication of major, minor, revision updates.

Every time i visit Winzips website i know prior it was version 14.1, i visit the site 2 months later its 14.6. instantly from that i know changes have been made without having to read the news, blogs or anything else.

[Luxor]

Originally Posted by Sir Richard

Every time i visit Winzips website.

Traitor!

[Sir Richard]

lol, many of my suggestions that have been put into PowerArchiver were from checking out our competitor's and other software products.

It's all part of the job. But rest assure, i have never purchased Winzip, nor do i have it on my system. it is powerarchiver all the way.

I do however, install winzip every 3 months play with it and compare it against PA. then uninstall.

[spwolf]

Originally Posted by Sir Richard

You can check that in product history, via blogs, and in the help file.

At the end of the day, its no Biggy, but it seems more users are happy for it to move with a build identifiy rather than a Year.

You only have to look at our Competitors Winzip, Stuffit, 7-zip,Winrar.

All of such moved away from Year stamps, as it doesnt really give the user an indication of major, minor, revision updates.

Every time i visit Winzips website i know prior it was version 14.1, i visit the site 2 months later its 14.6. instantly from that i know changes have been made without having to read the news, blogs or anything else.

You see build number of PA everywhere, on main page, on download page, on download.com everywhere.

It is not like it says PowerArchiver 2015.

It is PowerArchiver 2011 12.12.

[spwolf]

And thanks for everyone's input.

If we developed our software as rarely as competition then we not use the year :P. But we do. It is also basis for our upgrade schedule so it wont change anytime soon.

[spwolf]

Originally Posted by guido

So what's the verdict?

2012 soon!

[barske]

My vote is to call it PA 2012 or 2013 (year), then the build number like you have eg 12.12.

By the way, some new 2013 cars are out already eg the Maxda CX5 For atleast a month already...

By the version date, eg 12.07 (eg July) vs 12.09 (eg September) it is hard to tell if there is a major change, eg from PA 2011 to 2012 with, thus the PA 2012 is still necessary. Hopefully you get the idea, to still keep the PA 2012 versions.

Keep up the great work Conexware team!

[davidsplash]

what you dont want is to change the version numbers widely. I would suggest that you yuse the above suggestion say 13 for year and mm for month and a b c or d for the version numbers for that month if you need bug fixes that month

[natong]

I like the old style. Just use the real version number.
v13.xx

I don't like the year number which always make confuse and bad if your don't big update in those year or up coming year.

[Johnmoglas]

Why don't we try to get rid of the numbers?In my opinion Power Archiver neo/beta/Alpha sounds cooler then Power Archiver 2012 or 2013!!

[Sir Richard]

Originally Posted by Johnmoglas

Why don't we try to get rid of the numbers?In my opinion Power Archiver neo/beta/Alpha sounds cooler then Power Archiver 2012 or 2013!!

Using "Beta" "Alpha" are typical stages of development and you have them in every version developed.

And technically we do PowerArchiver - "Profesional", "Legacy" and "Toolbox".

Having Version numbers are really helpfull as it can give you an instant idea of the age of the product when you visit the site.