And what is the price of the annual "maintenance fee" with PADS? Tony
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Sapienza Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:50 AM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] New AD release Bob, You're very wrong about people never leaving. 34% of my retained customer have switched to PADS and from what I understand many more will jump ship if this $3k upgrade goes into place. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob stephens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:23 PM Subject: RE: [PEDA] New AD release > You know, Altium has been f***ing over their existing user base for years > (including me since 98), yet none of us ever leave... Apparently there's > no > better alternative at this price point. > > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > Behalf Of Dennis Saputelli > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 9:10 AM > To: Protel EDA Discussion List > Subject: Re: [PEDA] New AD release > > > i got a call to join the web cast > and give them money to upgrade > > she mentioned something like that the upgrade door would be closed (or > much > more expensive if i didn't upgrade) at some date coming soon! > ... end of this year i think she said > > i spent of good deal of money on 2 DXP/P2004 licenses which are still > gathering dust i will probably changeover at some point but have not seen > the urgent need as of yet > > i spent the money so that i could retain a reasonable cost of > future-proofing which now seems in doubt - (^#*^(*^(* > > the sales person (can't remember her name, Alexis or some 'A') touted the > FPGA integration over and over and could not seem to understand that since > i > have no need for this it had no value to me > > ds > > in case someone didn't get the email hype from them and is interested, > here > is a snip from their email > > **** > For more information on the scope of this new release, read the 'What's > New > in Altium Designer 6.0' release document at > http://www.altium.com/WhatsNew.pdf > > Alternatively, why not see for yourself the benefits that Altium Designer > 6.0 brings to design by taking a look at the first in a series of > on-demand > video feature demonstrations that showcase the highlights of the Altium > Designer 6.0 release. You can view the videos at > http://www.altium.com/altiumdesigner6demos. > > > > Brad Velander wrote: >> Why is it that Altium always does this? Release confusing and > contradictory information that simply riles and inflames their existing > customer base. What a bunch of useless wankers! >> >> I would love to understand the mentioned licensing levels/versions > but I couldn't find anything that explained it in their released > information. Typical crap. I do not know if it was simply the existing AD > verses Nexar, verses viewer licensing or something new that would allow > licensing of a package of PCB/Sch features without all the FPGA stuff that > we will never use. But no, they release a bunch of double talk that says > nothing intelligent and imparts no useful information. Even the whole idea > of the release announcement is misconstrued and totally untrue. Wankers! >> >> Sincerely, >> Brad Velander >> Senior PCB Designer >> Northern Airborne Technology >> #14 - 1925 Kirschner Road, >> Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4N7. >> tel (250) 763-2329 ext. 225 >> fax (250) 762-3374 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Harry Selfridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:11 PM >> To: Protel EDA Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [PEDA] New AD release >> >> >> There is no new release yet - despite the press release. The new >> version of AD is still in Beta testing. >> >> >> At 04:42 PM 12/6/2005, you wrote: >> >>>Anyone had a chance at looking at the new AD release? >>> >>> >>> >>>Cheers >>> >>>Alfonso >> >> snip > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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] > ____________________________________________________________ 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]
