Movable Type 3.0 fiasco
Pretty interesting activity over at Movable Type. They have published a new pricing stucture and their clientbase is revolting. The interesting part of the deal is that the Trackback feature in the software that they are trying to sell is contributing to the revolt.
Trackback allows you to see all of the Blogs that have linked to an entry on a blog. Mena's Corner: It's About Time
There is a lesson for everyone here.. If you don't want to pay for software, then you should not run propriatary software. Run something under the GPL. If you want to sell software, think through your pricing and marketing strategy well in advance.
It will be interesting to see how MT reacts to the revolt. I don't think they will be able to miss the cluetrain on this one.
I think I will stick with the old version for a while.. Although I probably should heed my own advice and find a GPL alternative.. I have been thinking about sending a donation to MT with my next windfall. Their product is pretty darn good.
