Re: Cost of WDSCi (was Advanced vs. Standard)

["Colin Williams" <colinwilliams007@xxxxxxxxx>]

So are we complaining about the price of AE, or having to pay at all?

On 02/03/07, Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> True - but AE was not needed to do standard iSeries development - and
> DSPF design is standard work IMO - not advanced. And it is supposed
> to be replacing function that did not used to cost - paying $4500 is
> not my idea of a good time just to get 1 bleeping function.
>
> This will be my contribution to FUD cuz I don't really know this, but
> - I don't think one gets to pay the difference between a standard
> license and an AE license - I bet you have to go full bore - cuz the
> base price is never paid when you already have 5722-WDS. Oh - the per
> seat cost includes maintenance for 1 year - oh joy.
>
> Everyone go join the partner program, get the software access catalog
> option, and download the sucker for no additional cost.  Only half
> kidding. Oh, wait, the software is supposed to be used to develop a
> product, not your inhouse production stuff. Sigh!!
>
>
> Oops! Lost control there for a minute.
> Vern
>
> At 05:04 PM 3/1/2007, you wrote:
>
> >And didnt AE always have this price associated with it, it has never been
> >free?
> >
> >On 01/03/07, albartell <albartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > >If the US$3500/seat WDSCi cost is true and SEU/PDM/SDA is dead but
> still
> > > does the job then for me WDSCi is deprecated and I will not have to
> > > continually badger my programmers on how they are going with WDSCi.
> > >
> > > Fact straightening: WDSC AE (Advanced Edition) is what costs the extra
> > > money.  WDSC Standard 6.x and 7.x are still no additional charge.
> > >
> > > Aaron Bartell
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On
> > > Behalf Of Frank.Kolmann@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:38 PM
> > > To: wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [WDSCI-L] Cost of WDSCi (was Advanced vs. Standard)
> > >
> > > I must second this post. I pretty well experience the same gains and
> > > losses.
> > > I want to add that with SEU ones gets into the code and not distracted
> by
> > > fancy panels to drag about and expand/close and otherwise fiddle
> about. If
> > > the US$3500/seat WDSCi cost is true and SEU/PDM/SDA is dead but still
> does
> > > the job then for me WDSCi is deprecated and I will not have to
> continually
> > > badger my programmers on how they are going with WDSCi.
> > >
> > > Frank Kolmann
> > >
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