As we have been seeing some true cost creep happening in an accelerated pace across the industry with our everyday tools, I have to report on something that one can almost feel is a slimy practice.
Articulate 360 - sent along a quote to me this year specifying what the cost would be if I renew on my contract renewal date. And I noticed there was a $250 cost hike per seat that we would have to eat to take advantage of Articulate AI Teams.
To be transparent - I run a small shop with only three licenses open. This will not break the bank, but even with 3 seats, we are talking about a $750 dollar cost which means the cost is halfway to the cost of another “legacy” license. At a time where my team (and I can only imagine many teams) has been asked to conserve, this has shown up...and if I wasnt paying attention? I would not take any action.
Reading the fine print - I need to one up the license before a certain date to take advantage of the legacy pricing. Now trust me - I get it / subscription models need to do their thing to bring revenue to the table. But for things that were rather cost stable for a relatively long run? This sure seems to be like we are being price gouged at one level or another.
What are your findings? You gonna eat the cost hike?????
