On 12:36 PM 31/10/2001 -0800, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax said: >At 01:57 AM 11/1/01 +1100, Ian Wilson wrote: >I don't know where Mr. Wilson got the $4000 cost, I could find no >anticipated ATS charge on the Protel web site.
I quote from http://www.protel.com.au/media/mr01_ats.htm "Altium Total Support is annually renewable and is priced at US$1995. for P-CAD and Protel full suites. Prices of other product configurations are available on request" With the Oz dollar exchange rate that is nigh on four grand. > It might seem that cost is not a current issue, but every company which > provides maintenance for a fee also provides the cost up front, i.e., > they might give a period of support free (some don't), but you know what > to expect. That it is not easy, at least, to find the cost is a major > problem with the announcement, which is long on marketing fluff and short > on facts. > >If I buy 99SE right now, sure, support for one year. What happens then? >How much will it cost to continue? If it is US $4000, I'll be looking into >other options. $2k US ($4k pacific peso - AUD) >But the anticipated upgrade cost, based on various comments from Protel >sources -- who may well not have been authorized, in fact, probably were >not -- has been $995. $995 per year would be reasonable, it would be 12.5% >of present pricing. 15% is common in the industry. It would be especially >reasonable if major service packs and upgrades follow. Think 25% or just under it. Ian Wilson ____________________________________________________________ Considered Solutions Pty Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ABN: 96 088 410 002 5 The Crescent CHATSWOOD 2067 Ph: +61 2 9411 4248 Fax: +61 2 9411 4249 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
