#Mindjet mindmanager 2012 update
#Mindjet mindmanager 2012 software

It started on 4 September 2012 with a rather abrupt email from an Australian based Mindjet partner. Given a main component of their business focuses on communication of ideas I think they, thanks in part to a trigger happy partner, got this process spectacularly wrong.

What follows is how I learnt of “the new Mindjet”. * Some incremental updates were received as reward for beta participation as detailed on the disclosure page Stumbling into the future of Mindjet

#Mindjet mindmanager 2012 update

My purchases were done via the Mindjet website, my last update to 2012 supplied direct from Mindjet as part of MSA.

#Mindjet mindmanager 2012 software

Over the years I have upgraded* it to (as I wrote this) MindManager 2012 with a “Mindjet Software Assurance and Support agreement (MSA)” to cover annual updates. I first purchased & downloaded MindManager X5 from the Mindjet website way back in 2004. I’m a MindManager fanatic but the new Mindjet has me wondering about the future of the application, the company and its regard for current users. They recently revealed a new business model based on cloud/mobile/desktop packages with subscription only options. They embraced the change by offering a portfolio of solutions to choose from. Over the previous few years Mindjet have made acquisitions in the cloud and social ‘space’, launched their own collaboration portal and created mobile versions of their premium desktop application MindManager. How you migrate your existing desktop customer base to ‘the cloud’ seems to be the number one challenge for many companies.

Like all desktop software companies Mindjet are facing up to the evolution of mobile and cloud. Even if you’re not a MindManager user this post may be of interest as it highlights the user impact of a software developer reacting to technology and workspace change. It’s not the typical application centred change - like new feature set, controversial new interface or file format - but rather a transformation in how the application and services are offered to the user. Recently MindManager, the premium mind mapping application from Mindjet, has seen some radical changes. See: Mindjet did listen - A New Option for Individual Consumers UPDATE : Mindjet have responded to customer comments with a new individual package.