http://msmvps.com/blogs/installsite/archive/2009/06/02/end-of-life-for-installshield-german-announced.aspxToday Acresso announced the end of life for the German editions of InstallShield and for the German and French editions of InstallAnywhere. There will be no German edition of InstallShield 2010, and upgrade pricing from the German to the English editionenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/installsite/archive/2009/06/02/end-of-life-for-installshield-german-announced.aspx#1693862Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:03 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1693862stefan<p>While Acresso didn&#39;t give specific reasons, I think it&#39;s quite obvious: The English version can be sold worldwide, including Germany. But the market for the localized German version is much smaller. Apparently it isn&#39;t worth the localization effort.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1693862" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/installsite/archive/2009/06/02/end-of-life-for-installshield-german-announced.aspx#1693855Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:55:39 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1693855Tim Owers<p>Why?</p> <p>They give no reason why German in particular.</p> <p>Has a German upset them?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1693855" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/installsite/archive/2009/06/02/end-of-life-for-installshield-german-announced.aspx#1694617Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:44:44 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1694617Christopher Painter<p>I&#39;m looking at Acresso&#39;s website and several things shock me:</p> <p>German 2009 Premier with Silver Maint is $6,869.00.</p> <p>English 2009 Premier with Silver Maint is $5,499.</p> <p>From your post, is Acresso really going to charge an upgrade fee to go from German to English? &nbsp; They should be giving a refund if anything.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1694617" width="1" height="1">