Re: Source code to cost $140,000.

[Patrick Cusick <PCusick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

About 3 years after ASK MANMAN was purchased by Computer Associates (CA) I 
had to upgrade my hardware platform and was then going to transfer my 
existing MANMAN version to the new box.

I had dropped all support with CA because they were not enhancing the 
product and for various other reasons as well.

Because I was now moving to a different box I had to approach them as to 
what they would charge me to do so.

Our install of MANMAN was what was known as "The Core Four" - (1) 
Manufacturing, (2) Order Entry/Accounts Receivable, (3) Account Payable 
and (4) General Ledger.

We had one other MANMAN module that was a Service package.

So we barely owned beyond what was normal for MANMAN users.

In a conference room is Santa Clara, CA, with a straight face, the CA 
representative told me that doing this would cost me $400,000.

This was for source code that I already owned (I didn't want or need a 
newer version) and the right to use it on a new platform.

That's all.

Not to bring my back support current, etc.

We eventually "settled" on $125,000.

That was in 1997.

It still stings.

So yes, I have definitely heard of paying that much.

It is probably reasonable now given that 12 years have passed since my 
episode.

Patrick Cusick

Data Aire, Inc.
Information Technology Department
pcusick@xxxxxxxxxxxx
(714) 921 - 6000
(800) 347 - 2473








"Kevin Mann" <KevinMann@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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I was on a conference call this morning with an Infor executive. He said
that a new source code license would now cost $140,000. Has anyone here
ever heard of someone paying this much for source code?

 

 

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                         Kevin

 

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