HI.
The way that SMA works is as follows:
If you purchase JFW 3.2 with SMA, you have two upgrades for 3.3 and 3.5. If
you had purchased JFW 3.0 with SMA, then you get upgrades for 3.2 and 3.3 of
jFW and you would have to purchase a new SMA for 3.5 and the next version.
If you had one free SMA and have installed the Beta version of JFW 3.5. You
have not lost your SMA for JFw 3.5, when the release version of JFW 3.5
comes out. The software will install without a problem. What you are
purchasing is an maintenance agreement with HJ. when new versions of the
product are released, you automatically get a new version.
Geoff, I would like to know where you got your information about it being
Illegal in australia to make a beta product available for only those
individuals who are eligible to use the new version of JFW (the next
maintenance of JFW).. since I do not believe that you are buying before you
are trying. by the example you gave below. the user already has the product
and they are buying maintenace agreements to keep there product up to date.
Even if the user doesn't choose to purchase the SMA, they can still trial
the product in demo mode for 40 minutes. therefore the user can decide to
purchase the new version or not, if they don't have a SMA that permits them
to use the latest version of JFw.
Regards
Sean
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From: "Jeff Paget" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 12:12 PM
Subject: RE: upgrades for JAWS
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Quotes on..
> On Sat, 1 Jan 2000, James R. Dillon wrote:
>
> > I used my last SMA for the 3.5 Beta. HJ informed me that I could get a
new
> > SMA for 2 more upgrades for $100 if I purchased it prior to the official
> > release of 3.5. If I waited until 3.5 was released, the SMA would cost
> > $150. I hope this answers your question.
> Quotes off..
>
> That does answer questions from several people, and also demonstrates
> why you as a user should not become a beta-tester for Jaws 3.5, simply
> put, HJ are charging YOU the user an SMA to test THEIR beta program,
>
> Thats like, " hey take this new model cane for a test walk, like it ?
> yes / no, too bad youv'e bought it".
>
> In Australia this type of practise is illegal, not sure about the US
> but I'll bet you have consumer laws to protect you against this sort
> of practise.
>
> Regards Jeff
>
>
>
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