Re: complaint about pricing

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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