Hi Kaz911,
Not quite - You have a couple of options. The licenses all have two letters.
FIRST LETTER- This dictates how much flexibility you want in moving the license around - If you want it to just stay on one Machine, choose F ( Fixed )
- If you want it to move around different PCs, Choose T ( Transportable )
- If you want to host it on a server so multiple people have non-simultaneous access, choose N ( Network )
In terms of Price it is , F < T < N
SECONDLETTER - choose how long you'd like to use the license- If forever, then choose a P ( Perpetual ). This includes 1 year of updates. After one year, you can continue to use your license but you need to pay a renewal fee to get updates for another year. The license types and pricing ( which will be very nominal ) for this renewal fee isn't yet available on the web but will be in the coming months.
- If you only need it for one year, choose Y ( Year ). This is generally 1/3rd the price of the perpetual. After 1 year, you can repurchase the license again and receive the updates for another year.
Your options therefore are
FP,TP,NP and FY,TY,NY
I know this is confusing right now, but we will we updating our webpages to make this very clear and provide upfront pricing for each on of these so its easy to pick and choose. Generally speaking they run from about <$100 to ~$300
how is the pricing put together? I do understand you can buy a perceptual license - so FT/TP/NP marked. But then there is a time based as well? So is the time based the "subscription"? So if I buy a FT/TP/NP license - 1 year of FY/NY/TY is included - and FY/NY/TY is what I will have to extend my license with next year? Or is there a different update license?
And can I buy JUST the FY/NY/TY license and then just renew every year?
I find it a big mess... and very expensive for what BV provides. The MathLab with instrument extensions is actually a lot better value IMHO.