This is like Obamacare.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Rivkin Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 9:56 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Fwd: [RBASE-L] - Re: Announcement: End of Software Assurance PlansforLegacyProducts I would also appreciate clarification on this. I have two single user 7.6 environments and both suit the needs of the respective businesses; one is a non-profit and other a small property management firm. If I understand your recently stated policy change, the need to replace either production 7.6 computer or HDD will necessitate upgrading one or both to 9.5 (or the latest RBASE release at the time of need). Can you confirm as well as explain the rationale for not allowing us to continue with 7.6 in a cost effective manner for a stable application in the scenario where hw must be updated/replaced. Like Doug, I am not asking for support other than the ability to reload RBASE when hw needs to replaced. It seems extremely onerous to have to upgrade RBASE solely for a license key. ----------Original Message---------- From: Doug Hamilton Date: Oct 25, 2013 9:30:32 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Announcement: End of Software Assurance Plans forLegacyProducts To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) So does this mean that a company who's running a successful multi-user 7.6 system that suits their needs cannot reactivate an R:Base workstation if that hard drive crashes and is replaced? (I believe new hard drive will change the hardware signature which invalidates the activation key. Correct me if I'm wrong.) i.e. replacing a $35 HDD would result in over $1,000 in upgrade costs. That's a big bite for a lot of smaller businesses, especially under continuing economic uncertainties. Doug On 10/23/2013 8:24 AM, A. Razzak Memon wrote: > Wednesday, October 23, 2013 > > Dear R:BASE Community, > > With our pursuit to support and engage all our development resources > towards our current product, R:BASE eXtreme 9.5, R:BASE Technologies > will no longer provide software support and services, including the > privilege of providing installers, activations, etc., for all long > discontinued (EOL/EOS) legacy products. > > In doing so, Software Assurance Plans will no longer be available for > R:BASE 7.5, 7.6, and Turbo V-8 products. And, all existing Software > Assurance Plans covering these R:BASE versions will not be available > for renewal. > > Since every database and application is valuable to you and your > business, we encourage our customers to migrate to our latest product > to take advantage of all enhancements and compatibility features > R:BASE eXtreme 9.5 has to offer. > > http://www.rbase.com/rbg95 > > R:BASE Technologies will continue to deliver to our loyal customers > the best-in-class relational database management system to support > the ever increasing demands for the latest menu-driven components > to database professionals. > > We remain committed to helping our customers achieve success with > their R:BASE solutions. > > If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to > reach out to our dedicated team at R:BASE Technologies, Inc. at > mailto:[email protected]. > > Very Best R:egards > > Razzak. > > A. 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