Although, if like me you thought the cleverest way to figure it out was to visit the official WinterFest homepage, and didn’t even think to look at the blog on the DT page, you might now feel a little silly (especially if you pride yourself in your ability to search the web) Anyway, seeing as I’m slightly embarrassed, here is a direct link to the blog entry for anybody else who’s brain works the same way as mine.
Empty your cart. Select your current DT license in your account. Select to upgrade that license for $99. Apply the discount code from the blog post by entering that code where the cart offers you the option to enter a coupon code. I’ve actually tested that for you in my account and it works. Don’t follow the links in the blog post or from the WinterFestival site.
Can I use the Black Friday discount to upgrade from the standard version to the server version?
Because bundlehunt is selling DevonThink Standard, I would like to purchase the Standard version first and then upgrade to the Server version during the Black Friday discount. Can I apply the Black Friday discount to this upgrade process?
Yes, licenses purchased from BundleHund are regular licenses that can be upgraded for a reduced price in any promotions that apply also to upgrade (not e.g. the students & educators discount).
Great! Thank you very much. I’m still in my trial until mid-June, but I don’t think I’ll be able to lay out the cash for a Pro license right away. I realize the Standard features are more limited. After a month with Pro, it’ll probably be hard to scale back, but maybe that will help build character .
I’d also urge you to take the Server features for a spin while you’re in the trial, whether or not you think you’ll ever need them. The initial trial period is the only opportunity to test Server out without an even pricier upgrade purchase than the one from Standard to Pro, and then when the time comes that it might be just what you need, you find you’ve lost your one chance to see whether it is. This is particularly important because of the more selective feature set available through the browser interface; it might be exactly what you want (as it’s mostly been for me) or completely pointless, depending heavily on your specific use case.