Drive a car ??? Ever buy a new car ??? From a dealership ??? Everyone who buys a new car has also been getting a unique price....
( .....until SATURN started setting up their own dealerships....) I am not saying I agree with it.......Just that this has been around a long long long long time......... So don't get too high up on the "soap-box". There is no "NOBEL PEACE PRIZE" awards for your efforts toward competitive pricing for eda toolsets. Don't make it sound like you just hatched yesterday or just got out of college and began smelling the fresh air.....( though we were ALL there at one time.......) ( And please don't anyone take my note too seriously.....I wouldn't mind seeing this thread stop soon.......it serves its purpose though....and I learnt a lot by it.........NO hard feelings.......) Regards TDK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bagotronix Tech Support Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:35 AM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] Have you all heard the latest DXP upgrade news? > Software EDA has become so competitive that everyone gets a unique price > which they are asked NOT to reveal to anyone...... You call that competition? I call it BS. Competition would be competing on features, capabilities, flexibility, extensibility, ease of use, documentation, price, etc. This is not competition, it is deception. Buying EDA should not be like buying a car. Buying a car should not be like buying a car, for that matter. That's one reason why I buy a new car only every 10 years or so. I find car shopping to be a thoroughly unpleasant experience because of the "screw-em-unless-they-know-better" mentality. Only when you make it abundantly clear to the salesperson that you are the one making the offer and they can take it or leave it, will you avoid getting ripped off. Sometimes it makes a difference which salesperson you get - I've had to walk out on some and come back a few weeks later to a different one, with better results. Yes, I got the car I wanted. In the color I wanted. With the engine/transmission I wanted. At a price that I wanted. But it took 6 weeks of letting the dealer stew about it. If EDA vendors are going to start pricing like car dealers, maybe we should start shopping like savvy car shoppers? Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com TDK wrote: > Don't forget you are expressing all this on a public forum..... > > You are playing poker with your cards up on the table...... > > You need to express your concerns 1-on-1, not publicly like this.... > > Software EDA has become so competitive that everyone gets a unique price > which they are asked NOT to reveal to anyone...... > > I experienced this with 2 EDA vendors directly...... > > TDK ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
