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Fw: ADVANTAGE 2E (SYNON) and CA authorization code policy

I found this on the comp.sys.ibm.as400.misc newsgroup -

Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 4:53 AM
Subject: ADVANTAGE 2E (SYNON) and CA authorization code policy


> Here in Spain we are having a problem with Computer Associates
> authorization code policy for ADVANTAGE 2E, formerly COOL 2E and SYNON 2E.
>
>     If you do not pay the yearly maintenance you do not get the next year
> authorization codes, even if you do not upgrade or move the licenced
product
> to another machine. That's so, even when in the contract states that the
> product is licenced for one machine with independence of the maintenance
and
> for ever.
>
>     It seems to me that this is some sort of "blackmail" in order to get
> maintenance paid.
>
>     Also it rises a problem: if C.A. dissapears we are going to get hung
> with the product?
>
> My question is:  is it working  like this all over the world? Any comment
or
> experience?

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