i have solidworks cost was $3995 USD annual maintenance (more or less required) is $1500
when i say more or less required as i recall i got some discount on the 3995 but they wouldn't give it without the maintenance Orcad Capture was about $1200 or $1500, i can't remember exactly they offered maintence at $495 i think i declined and asked what i would be missing, and asked if the program would stop working after one year they said it would not stop working and i would only lose free support after one year so i didn't get it about one year later i received (without requesting it) a full package of a later release at no charge whatsoever pretty good i'd say Dennis Saputelli Brad Velander wrote: > > Not to argue with you Abd ul-Rahman but Protel customer service has > specifically stated to me, a couple of times, with complete sincerity that > common CAD maintenance programs are typically 20% - 25% in the industry. So > if they are stating this as though they believe it, then maybe there will be > no better case for justifying ATS costs in the future. One of the > justifications they mentioned to me was PCAD at 20% -25%, I was like "...and > that's a fair justification, you own them as well?". > I am not sure if they are picking specific packages which only > demonstrate that point to back their case but it certainly is not my > experience in the past. Your statement of 15% being common would be my take > on the issue as well. Anybody know what PADs, Mentor or Cadence currently > charge annually? > > Sincerely, > Brad Velander. > > Lead PCB Designer > Norsat International Inc. > Microwave Products > Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line) > Fax (604) 292-9010 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.norsat.com > > Visit us at Booth 2G2-09 at CommunicAsia 2002 in Singapore June 18-21. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Abd ulRahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 12:22 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel / MSoft > > > > > > Note that the Protel web site now gives US$1495 as the > > "value" of the one > > year maintenance included with a current purchase of P99SE. > > So I don't > > expect ATS to be US$2000, in spite of earlier indications to > > that effect > > from Protel. 15% would be $1200, and 15% is fairly standard. > > > > -- ___________________________________________________________________________ www.integratedcontrolsinc.com Integrated Controls, Inc. tel: 415-647-0480 2851 21st Street fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
