According to Autodesk, starting next March you are going to be charged significantly more to upgrade your one, two or three year-old versions to the newest version. In the past, Autodesk charged a step by step price depending on how old the AutoCAD was. Not anymore. Now, upgrading the three most recent versions will cost 50% of the list price of a new version. Even a one-step upgrade like 2010 to 2011 (anticipated).
Here is their statement:
"Autodesk is introducing a new, streamlined upgrade pricing model on March 16, 2010. Under our current upgrade pricing model, the price of your upgrade depends on which product release you own. After March 15, 2010, your upgrade from any of the three previous software releases will cost 50 percent of the price of a new license, no matter which release you own."
On retired versions, such as AutoCAD 2007 and older, you will now have to pay full price to buy a new version. We do not know yet if this means the Legacy Program is gone forever.
The solution? Get on the Autodesk Subscription Program.
Is this to drive revenue for the rest of the year, only to have them back down at the last moment and go back to the old pricing levels? Time will tell.
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