> > When looking at this, it's a good idea to look at what's > going on at > > the mothership. > > Well, actually, for Australians it is a moot point as we are > not allowed to buy from RS or other suppliers, only via the > Australian distrributor, which really really sucks. > Geographically, it is like forcing someone in LA to buy from > a NY store who provide nothing other than a markup. For a > download-only product this is even more irritating.
That is usually the price of entry to get a local partner to provide a very broad number of pre- and post- sales support, market development and the like. But its not really moot - you can compare prices with what's on the REAL website vs what the local partner is charging. At least in Australia, there isnt localization to make it an even more complicated issue. > > The positive in how REAL upgrades work is that you really arent > > penalized for not keeping your license up to date. > Unlike 4D of which I have bad memories of spending incredible > amounts by comparison. It seems like when people are talking about 4D is more from the perspective of leaving it than going to it ;-) Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software, Inc Joining Worlds of Information Deploy True Client-Server Database Solutions Royalty Free with Valentina Developer Network http://www.paradigmasoft.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
