Re: complaint about pricing

The list price for RDi - single-user license - is about $940 bucks - not sure where the $1246 is coming from, unless you have more than the basic RPG/COBOL option.

I also don't know when the program was instituted, but there is a tradeup from ADTS that is currently priced at maybe less than $600 a seat - check with your BP.

I just hope out BP keeps us informed about maintenance - coming through Passport Advantage, you are supposed to be notified - through BP channels, only if the BP is diligent.

HTH
Vern

On 10/18/2013 12:51 PM, dale janus wrote:

I just need to vent a little.

For the past 6 years (and next 3) we lease a new IBM i. (the smallest
one). We lease the hardware, and buy hardware and software maintenance
for 3 years.

So 3 years ago , we got version 8 of RDI (or whatever it was called) for
around $1200-$1800.
I skipped the upgrade to 8.5 based on the negative feedback from this forum.

So recently I posted about a problem I was having in RDI and the fix was
'upgrade to version 8.5'. So I figure why not go to 9?

Imagine my surprise when I discovered I only had a 1 year license and
have to pay $1246 to upgrade.

As a long time IBM i user, I expect to buy all my software for the same
term. Yes, I understand RDI is from a different division of IBM. But
that is not my concern. I just want to buy the software I need all at
the same time for the same term.

Now maybe my business partner made a mistake. But if IBM wants us to
use RDI, then it should be sold on the same terms as os/400 and other
licensed products. IBM should do the work of packaging products
together, not the customer.

Sorry I just needed to complain to someone.

---Dale