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100 License Giveaway Is Over: Thank You Early Adopters

Since I wasn't prepared to make the switch in an automated fashion, I actually gave free licenses to 105 people in total. So if you're one of those 105 who signed up for an account already you should now see a license key in your account. This whole giveaway was a way to reward the early adopters of Regex Hero that were with me from the beginning. Thanks guys!

I spent this weekend making final touches to the ordering process. I chose to go with PayPal only for now. Of course it'll allow you to pay with your PayPal account. Or if you don't have a PayPal account, you can simply enter your credit card information. It works pretty nicely. The side benefit is that PayPal works well with international orders as well. And in fact only 38% of website traffic to Regex Hero comes from the U.S., so accepting orders from other countries is important.

Regex Hero is not entirely free anymore, but I still want it to be a good deal. So I've set the price at $15 and that includes free upgrades for life. If you've missed your opportunity to get a free license you can buy it now.

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