What they get is sales of the full product. Every new aircraft company starts as a small project by some EAA member. (Yes, I'd bet that EVERY person working on a new small plane is a member.) Then the project turns into a company and they need to upgrade their license. DS is "fishing" by casting a wide net hoping to capture new paid users.
This is the same reason they give away the product to students. They will graduate and need to convert the free license to a paid one. In a way, these airplane projects "graduate" too. When you sign up as an EAA member you will get a monthly print magazine and in it, you will see there must be hundreds of these small aircraft companies. It is a big industry when you add them all up. On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 11:22 AM Todd Zuercher <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't assume Solidworks doesn't get anything out of this deal ether. I > wouldn't be surprised if they count each EAA membership as a charitable > gift worth the cost of a full seat that they then use as a tax deferral. > > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > -----Original Message----- > From: andy pugh <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 2:15 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CAD for parts to make on a lathe > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. > > On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 18:27, Dave Matthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > And what if all these uncommitted new members are noted by SW such > > > that the offer gets withdrawn? > > > They really don't care why you join or how committed you are. > > My speculation was that SolidWorks might care. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed > for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
