Existing users, 
I bought X-plane 8 one month before v9 beta was published and the guy wanted the full price (79$ and not 59!) for the next version, although he promises free updates for several years on his web site. The software might be a good sim, but the update policy makes it unrecommendable.
X-Plane
Flight simulator with accurate flight models.
Version: 9.40
update policy
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: quwax Sunday, March 30 2008 @ 04:15 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: NO
Comments
update policy - pvonk46
Unfortunately, you have to hang out in the x-plane forum - there you would have known that a new version was coming. The order page says "this includes free net updates through the entire X-Plane 9.xx run! ", but again, you have to be in the know that when a new full version comes out, it's the full price for upgrades.That aside, x-plane is about as full-featured as you could hope. Plus, with the third-party add ons (scenery, planes, copilots, flight plan, etc.) it's as complete a simulator as can be.
Tuesday, April 29 2008 @ 03:14 AM PDT
update policy - Chris Stolzenberg
Well, I love XPlane, its a great programm, but there is something to observe in all the update-circles with moneymaking software. If its toast, the adobe software or this one, the versions flying now by like the seasons, and we pay and pay....or we dont. I think I stick with version 8 for a while if its toast or xplane.Sunday, September 21 2008 @ 01:54 AM PDT
update policy - halebopp
Completely agree! Upgrade policy is more than bad.The product is good, but can't recommend it anyway for that.
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Thursday, April 03 2008 @ 03:35 AM PDT