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Thanks for the write-up Joe. Very thorough.
I think IBM should let us back on SWMA without the penalty. I have no problem paying SWMA back-dated to the expiration date we missed, I just have a big problem paying the penalty when I think IBM is at least partly, if not mostly, to blame for those of us dropping off SWMA to begin with.
I hope they realize that right now they are making ZERO off of us. Waiving the penalty would turn us back into revenue for the Rational product line. Not to mention the bad feelings that are being generated by the whole mess.
-----Original Message-----
From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Pluta
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 2:55 PM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for System i & iSeries
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] SWMA renewals
On 2/3/2012 7:56 AM, Edmund Reinhardt wrote:
Please be warned that if your business partner ordered RDp with your
hardware (eConfig) rather than through Passport Advantage, then the
SWMA renewal is not automatic. Please read Joe Pluta's article
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/general/rational_procureme
nt1/
for the background details.
I strongly advise you to be proactive in checking this out with your
business partner in order to avoid nasty surprises. I am not happy
with this process but it is beyond our power to fix.
Regards,
And to be a bit more specific, I discuss the SWMA (especially the "reinstatement" fee) in detail in the second half of that article:
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/developer/general/rational_procurement2/
Joe
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