Re: RDi Renewing Support

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob

Depends on what product or products you actually have. RDW suggests 
Rational Developer for Websphere to me. RDP suggests Rational Developer 
for Power. The annual maintenance for that seems reasonable at $218, or 
approx. 20% of 1100 buck.

I think RDW was/is a more expensive product list price-wise.

HTH
Vern

On 12/9/2019 2:41 PM, Bob Cagle wrote:
> So I just received my renewal for RDi from my BP.  If the information in this thread is accurate, I think I've been getting screwed for several years.
>
> My quote is for:
>
> Feature Code
> 5660-RDW RDP for i 1 YR Reg and Ren
> 1975 Basic OTC Per Auth User SWMA 1Y Ren $608
> 2077 Basic OTC Per Auth User SWMA 1Y Ren $218
>
> Total of $826.
>
> This used to be lumped in with my machine SWMA, but I migrated to a hosted machine this year, so now the RDi bill is stand-alone.  And it stands out.
>
> I've asked my BP to check the prices.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob Cagle
> IT Manager
> Lynk
>
> > From: Jon Paris
> >
> > I believe it is called an Authorized User Licence.  It is currently at a base price of US $1,150.00 per user and is renewable at the normal 20 (?) % per annum.
> >
> > This page https://www.ibm.com/marketplace/purchase/configuration/en/us/checkout?editionID=EIDA3CLZ <https://www.ibm.com/marketplace/purchase/configuration/en/us/checkout?editionID=EIDA3CLZ> indicates that floating users are cheaper which seems odd because the floating >licenses were always n=more expensive. In fact the price shown is more like the price of the one year non-renewable option which is what you seem to have.
> >
> > I have reached out to my IBM contacts to ask for an answer and will post here when I get it.
> >
> >
> > > On Dec 2, 2019, at 10:32 AM, Mark Murphy <jmarkmurphy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Jim, Jon, how do I make sure we either get the correct version, or
> > > purchase the correct version going forward? Is there a product number,
> > > certain key words and tricky phrases, or special incantation that
> > > would mean something to the business partner that would help them find it?
> > >
> > >
> > > > What should the cost to renew support for RDi be? We have the
> > > > Authorized User License, and our business partner wants to charge us
> > > > full price every year. That doesn't sound right to me.