• blandry (5/18/2009)


    Maintenance fees in software, like credit cards, is simply a form of robbery with a nice name. Either the whole concept should just be illegal, or we should pass laws and force vendors to provide honest descriptions in naming such as...

    Why should maintenance fees be illegal for software? As a user, you enter into a contract with a vendor with your eyes open. If you don't like the terms, don't buy the software. Or, negotiate different terms. I prefer to pay maintenance every year rather than paying full price for an upgrade when they come out.