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

On May 5, 7:30=A0pm, TOP <kelln...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> Total Cost of Software =3D =A0$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?
>
> TOP

Yup, something is missing for me.

I don't mind paying maintenance when I get solid software on the date
of payment.

Since I have been paying maintenance in Dec or January and not using a
new year's release until about summer, I'm losing out paying money
early so I won't have a late fee.

All these schemes to get more money out of users (loyal users) is
being done because SolidWorks CAN NOT release solid nearly bug free
updates on January 1 each year.  To try to sucker in users, SolidWorks
releases a beta under SP0 on your existing years' maintenance fee,
hoping you get sucked in and will therefore be willing to pay
maintenance.

I would dearly love to get an SP 0 and have other early users re****t
online that there are no bugs they can find and thus recommend
everyone load up SP0.  It would make paying maintenance fees OK.