Support for free Mac version of ePocrates Rx to be discontinued

ePocrates Inc. will be discontinuing support for the free version of its well-respected clinical drug database software, ePocrates Rx. The company sent a letter to customers assuring a new release of the Pro version this Spring, but also noting the cessation of support for the free version.

"As you probably know, we're a small company with limited resources. It is very time consuming and costly for us to develop and maintain multiple versions of our software. After we release the Mac version of ePocrates Rx Pro this spring, we plan to discontinue supporting the free Mac version of ePocrates Rx because of the cost of maintaining that version for a relatively small number of users. (Mac users currently represent 4-5% of our entire user base.)

"However, we plan to continue to offer the free ePocrates Rx for the PC/Windows platform because that version is relied on daily by several hundred thousand healthcare professionals."

"We recently updated the free Mac version of ePocrates Rx 6.0 for the last time and it is available for download from our website. We will keep it posted until we launch the Mac version of ePocrates Rx Pro. After we release the new, premium software, you will have approximately one month to upgrade before the free ePocrates Rx expires. We hope this courtesy period will provide you enough time to either purchase ePocrates Rx Pro yourself or have someone else sponsor a copy for you."

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