Hi,
I understand your feelings. Probably you had a hard day.
I belive that there was a misunderstanding. For PicturesToExe 9.0, we did not promise free upgrades to the next major releases (10.0 and further), even if the program was called PicturesToExe).
You can check out PicturesToExe 9.0 order page on the Internet Archive (May of 2017, two months after the release of V9):
https://web.archive.org/web/20170503164507/http://www.wnsoft.com:80/en/picturestoexe/buy
Quote: "One year of free updates provided (performance improvements and bug fixes)."
We provided free updates (bug-fixes and small improvements) more than 2 years - until May of 2019.
The same upgrade policy was for V8 (released in December of 2013).
For V9 users we still offer the upgrade to the latest V11 for $49 (from Deluxe to the Pro) or $36 (from Essentials to the Standard). Instead of the full price ($149 or $75).
I believe that it's not large fee to get a new major version with many improvements new exciting features! Anyway, you can continue to use the purchased version unlimited time. Some our nearest competitors switched to subscription based pricing model and you have to pay annually 99-250 euro! It's much more than you paid for PicturesToExe. And our other closest competitor (Proshow) went bankrupt in 2020 - they did not dare to introduce a subscription!
We need your support, while users purchase upgrades we can continue to develop new versions of PTE AV Studio (PicturesToExe) and introduce new functions and effects.
With hope on your understanding,
Igor,