Re: See how SW Corp and Var's really care....

Interesting.

Let's say you renew every 4th year in December or January.

Year 1 -- 2008 (3995)
Year 2 -- 2008
Year 3 -- 2008
Year 4 -- 2011 (2* 850 + 1395) = 3095
Year 5 -- 2012
Year 6 -- 2012
Year 7 -- 2014 (2* 850 + 1395) = 3095
Year 8 -- 2015

Total Cost of Software =  $10,185 which is 25% less than staying on
maintenance. In this eight year period you miss 3 new releases and get
all stable releases. Even renewing every third year is about a 22%
saving and fewer missed releases. The big trick is getting the VAR to
sell the initial seat without maintenance which probably isn't a good
idea if you are just starting out. This also won't work if you are in
a growing company that needs new seats every year.

Am I missing something?

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