Complete (and corrected) Lapsed Version Penalty Story

A reseller friend of mine set me straight on the entire lapsed version penalty story. Thanks, I appreciate it. I was making it a lot worse than it was. I have to apologize to jiminmpls for mistakenly laying into him.

Regardless, it’s still throwing money away. The penalty was the catalyst for the whole discussion, but it turns out to be a footnote in what people are most upset about. Anyway, here is the straight scoop:

With the new policy, effective October 15, 2008, a customer who purchases SolidWorks without subscription and decides to add subscription:

* Purchase subscription 1-2 months after SolidWorks purchase: total cost $100 + annual subscription

* Purchase subscription 2-4 months after SolidWorks purchase: total cost $500 + annual subscription

For lapsed SolidWorks maintenance contracts:

* Renew subscription 0-1 month late: total cost $100 + annual subscription

* Renew subscription 1-3 months late: total cost $500 + annual subscription

* Renew subscription between >4 months and within 1 year late: total cost $850 + annual subscription

* After 1 year: total cost is total years missed x $850 + annual subscription