Hahahahaha I love this guy ;-)
-----Original Message----- From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 03 August 2002 19:32 To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: Re: [PEDA] Upgrade Pricing Ethics WAS: Not DXP or P99SE, but have you seen the Cadence offer!!!! > As for market forces on software prices, I'm going to do my part. I'm > done buying any new Microsoft OS's after Win2K (due to their licensing > and privacy policies) and Altium (because of pricing/support/utility > -per-dollar issues). So I guess I may only be one person, but I'm > voting with my checkbook. In the meantime, I'll keep looking for better > alternatives while using what works OK for me. Sure am glad this isn't > "rented" software! ;-) You are not alone. As I have said before on this list, W2K and Office 2000 are the last Microsoft products I will be buying unless they scrap their new licensing policies and cut the prices. Likewise with future Protel versions; 99SE will be it. It's a shame, because in many ways W2K and Protel 99SE are excellent products. Further improvements on them would be a wonderful thing, but the new licensing and pricing is a killer. You can not only work with your checkbook, you can also evangelize others about the issues at stake. I have been warning friends and family about what is happening with software licensing, with mixed results. I get a lot of apathy. It will be that way until one day they turn on their PC and it says (names changed to protect the guilty): "Your Winblows license has expired. For your convenience, we have your credit card information on file. So that we may continue to serve you, please click on 'OK' to renew your Winblows license. Your credit card will then be charged $199 for a one-year license renewal. If you click on 'cancel', you will be charged a one-time fee of $99 to cover processing costs of removing your computer information from the central license registration database. Should you decide to renew later, you will be charged an addtional $99 processing fee to add your computer information back to the central license registration database, in additon to the rate for a new license, which is currently $299. Should you desire to contest these charges, please recall in the End User's License Agreement that by using the software, you agreed to not use credit card chargeback procedures. Should you attempt to reclaim files from this computer's hard disk without first renewing your Winblows license, any .NYET-enabled files will report their being opened to the central license registration database, possibly leading to your prosecution under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act for felony charges of attempting to defeat software security measures. Thank you for using Macrohard products." OK, that was not a statement of fact, but a prediction of how it might go. In any case, it was fun to write. And it (or something like it) COULD happen. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Pobursky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 5:59 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Upgrade Pricing Ethics WAS: Not DXP or P99SE, but have you seen the Cadence offer!!!! ************************************************************************ * Tracking #: 4499897D6A9FF5499E903EFFE072FF71D3F4650C * ************************************************************************ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
