Software licensing fees were done on computer mainframes in the 1960's.
Microsoft has been doing it with Office and Adobe with Photoshop. Others are
doing it as well. They are pushing that model for probably several reasons.
One is the current rage for cloud computing. In the ham environment not
everyone is connected to the cloud/internet and some do not want to be
connected so it might be a tougher and longer sell. From the seller's point
of view it can simplify maintenance, possibly reduce piracy, and can provide
a more stable revenue stream.
73, Larry W6NWS
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 3:27 PM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] PO entroute to GE
On 2015-04-21 10:42 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
Unless they have altered their policy in the last few days, FlexRadio
is only charging for major upgrades, which are optional.
Then they have significantly changed their policy since the 6000 series
was announced. At that time, the policy was to have been an $xxx per
year software license fee.
It doesn't surprise me that they would have changed their policy and
I don't trust them not to revert to the "old" policy when technology
makes it possible to enforce such a policy.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2015-04-21 10:42 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
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On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:49:42 -0400, you wrote:
Does Flex-Radio come to mind? They're already doing an annual
software/firmware license. It's a very short step to expiring
the software/firmware after one year.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
REPLY:
Unless they have altered their policy in the last few days, FlexRadio
is only charging for major upgrades, which are optional. If you choose
to not upgrade, the radio keeps on working just fine, very different
from leasing or renting software.
As they point out, upgrades cost money and the customer pays for it
one way or another - either built into the cost of the radio or at the
time you purchase the upgrade. Software designers don't work for free.
I like their approach.
73, Bill W6WRT
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