In article <31C15FAF.4229 at bms.com>, watson_j at bms.com wrote:
> I don't know what Oxford's Policy is regarding additional EVE keys for
an existing
> registered program, but Kodak used to sell an additional key for
$300-400. This
> means you can run a single licensed copy on two computers (one in the
office, one in
> the lab). Of course, no one would be so dishonest as to use this as a
means around
> incredibly expensive software pricing. Would one?
I believe they have thought of that one! One registered copy with one key
costs something like $3500, an extra Eve key costs about $300 but you
can't get a third key without another $3500 license fee. Only two keys per
package unfortunately. If you could get up to 4-5 keys before having to
spend another $3500 it might make the cost a bit more reasonable for large
groups. On the other hand it would tend to penalize groups who only wanted
1-2 keys. As far as I can tell almost all the DNA packages are protected
by this kind of key system, maybe that's why they are so expensive. Or
should that be the other way around? ;-)
Robin Beech
Institute of Parasitology
McGill University
