Re: Need much input

On 01/14/11 11:22 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

What do you mean they no longer support nor update? We just upgraded from
405CD to LX.

And what fixes or enhancements to 405CD have you received for your maintenance money since it was sundowned in, what, 1999? To charge anything more than a token amount to receive the recompiled security objects is what we're discussing.

Not only that, but since we have maintenance we got their SUPPORT when we
migrated 405CD from V5R4 to V6R1 (granted I had to severely flog them).
We also generate BMR's and apply BMR's they publish to fix issues.
I use their website to get assistance with issues I may have.

As is your right for paying maintenance for those years. And it has nothing to do with someone wanting to continue to legally run the package they licensed on newer hardware. They're not asking for more modules, nor help in migrating, nor fixes to problems that are 12 years old. They just want the handful of programs required to run on new hardware.

Ok, maybe that last paragraph was a little harsh. Would this be a better
comparison; Since I purchased "Star Wars" on video cassette quite some
time ago should the studio provide me (free of charge) a Blue Ray version
of "Star Wars", with all the Blue Ray additional features, just so that I
can upgrade my player from videocassette to Blue Ray?

No, of course not and it's not the same issue. Is the studio making you pay them again to be able to legally play the casette or DVD when you upgrade your TV from 19 inches to 52?

Bill