Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: BobCAD/CAM v.s. Dolphin CAD/CAM

Thanks, John. This agrees with what I think of as a reasonable model for how
to sell software. I don't mind paying a fee for major upgrades (which 9.3
probably falls under). I'm just wondering how Vector works in this regard,
what level of upgrade requires a payment? I'd also like to see a public
discussion of this or I'd write Fred directly.

Steve

stevenson_engineers wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Steve Smith <sos@a...> wrote:
> > I'm also curious about Vector upgrade policy. I was pretty
> surprised to buy
> > software last fall and have to pay for an upgrade just a few months
> later.
> > Most software packages allow a period of gratis upgrades. Does
> Vector require
> > payment for every update?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve Smith
> >
> I can't answer this question, that's up to Fred or Centriforce.
> What I have found though with low end programs where there is no
> annual maintaince fee is that once you get onto a version all
> upgrades are free until the version changes. From then on you pay
> usually a small fee to upgrade.
> Recently I have moved from V 6 to 7 with Fastcad, upgrade fee $60.
> Page plus from V7 to V8, upgrade fee $10
> Dolphin V5 to V6, full version, upgrade fee $100.
> In Fastcad's case during the development of V 6.00 there were 38
> upgrades, All free and web downloadable with full documention on
> changes.
> Dolphin so far is up tp 6.0.0.4f [ whatever that means ] Again all
> free. This also includes a decent rewrite to include the import of
> DXF straight into the CAM side.
>
> John S.
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