[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] upgrade to panther-compatible version to be free or for-pay?

[Thomas Lunde]

Hello -

I've been following the missing-sync-pocketpc-talk list for months now, 
first anticipating the release and then watching the bravest of the 
early adopters try it out.  It appears that my pocket pc (iPaq 3650) 
should work without a hitch & I'm strongly inclined to buy the the 
product.  The brouhaha over a for-pay upgrade to Exchange compatibility 
doesn't surprise me (and I think that Mark/Space has been admirably 
clear from the get-go about what version would and wouldn't do), but it 
got me thinking:  since the current version of the Missing Sync won't 
work with the current version of Panther, it seems like likely that the 
final version of Panther will also require an upgrade or a patch to the 
Missing Sync.  As some say Panther is likely to be released late next 
month, if the necessary upgrade to MS will not be free, perhaps I'd be 
better off keeping my money in my pocket until then.

I understand Mark/Space's reluctance to release patches to keep Missing 
Sync working with the moving target that is the Panther developer 
releases.  Since it doesn't seem likely that the initial investment in 
developing the product would not be recouped without a userbase that 
extends into the Panther era, I'm sure that a working version will be 
forthcoming.

Brian, Scott or anyone else from Mark/Space:  can you tell us if  
Panther-compatible version of the Missing Sync will be a free 1.x 
upgrade, or a for-pay 2.x version?

thanks
thomas