"Del Johnson" delastro@{right star in Orion's belt}.sdsu.edu wrote in
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The downside is that nobody is going to put in a great effort to create
new
software when the competition is free. Look how development has slowed
down
on TheSky. I would rather pay and get a great product.

TheSky is ****. It has the second smallest deep sky database out of most
popular astroware, half the features and no innovation. Look at the proposed
features of version 6. They are copying other software mostly Starry Night.
Pull up TheSky and do a search for B33 or Col 399 not there is it? $250
(version 6 maybe $300) and it doesn't even plot the horsehead nebula where
as CDC does for free, SkyTools for $99, Skymap Pro $99, Guide for $99 and
Megastar $129.
If it is the most expensive it had better plot the most period no
exceptions, it had better have the most features period no exceptions and it
had better have the most innovation period no exceptions. TheSky cost the
most but fails big time at all three.