Do you do your own taxes? If not, who cares? My accountant wouldn't change my bill over a few items like this. It's HIS job to deal with the complications, not mine. I just pay him for his services.
The bottom line is "the bottom line" Are you money ahead in the old system or the new? Their info is a bit misguiding. On one page it says: "ATS membership cannot be purchased on existing Protel 99 SE licenses." On another page is says: "Altium Total Support is annually renewable and is priced at US$1995. for P-CAD and Protel full suites." So what is it? They also say: "The annual subscription makes it easy for the customer to budget for product upgrades and support by ensuring that they do not encounter any of the unexpected expenses that can accompany a new product release, and by removing the need for capital expenditure in order to update software." Yeah right, just plan on handing over $2000 every year whether or not you get anything for it. Thanks. One of the biggest draws to Protel was that it was free of maintenance fees. I would go from job to job getting them to buy Protel. I don't think I'll be such a proponent any longer if this ATS becomes permanent. I don't know about most of you, but I never call Protel support anymore. I did in the early days, especially when I was a beta tester (three locations ago). These days, I have a pretty good handle on their tools, and there is always this group to answer questions. I know all of us have not spent $2000 a year for the past ten years. Where's the upside to this? I don't see it yet. We must revolt. Tony > > All, > > I tend to disagree with your opinions regarding paying for > maintenance. I > > will speak as an independent service bureau only. When I purchase > software > > or hardware over $500.00 US, my taxes are complicated by the fact that I > > have to amortize my purchase over a period of time set by US tax laws. > > Further, in the state of Maryland where I reside, I continue to pay > > "property taxes" on the purchase of this software for the same > period. So > on > > one hand I get a tax break and on the other hand I pay for > owning it. Very > > complicated paper work indeed. > > By purchasing services ie maintenance agreements, I can write > of the full > > price in the year that I made the purchase. I am looking > forward to ALTIUM > > changing the policy. I never understood the advantages of purchasing > > maintenance agreements until I wore a business manager's hat. > > > > Bill me > > > > Mike Reagan > > EDSI > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
