Altum licence for startup or independ professinal - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Morgoroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 01:51:06 am
content: Anyone know if Altium have some serious discount for the licence that include 3D management for startups or independent professionals ?I am independent professional and I've been able to get some Altium licences from startups programs for over a year, now I'm moving to another project located in San Francisco and I was wondering how to get a licence for that other startup or directly for me, but given the prices, it is impossible for me to get a proper licence that allow me to play with 3D models and stuffs that I supposed to be able to do.I really appreciate the software and all the effort that the company put on it to make, probably, the best on kind, and I really don't want to be forced to use non orthodox ways to run it.Thanks in advance,JP

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 02:05:21 am
content: You can probably talk 'em down 20% or better. I got a good deal last year, paid in cash. Instant money is often a good motivator for companies...Tim

author: Morgoroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 02:35:46 am
content: If I pay cash, there is any difference for them or for the deal be paid for a startup or as independent professional ?, because probably they would feel more open for a discount for an independent professional than for a company.Is my appreciation correct ?JP

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 02:36:46 am
content: Quote from: Morgoroth on July 26, 2016, 01:51:06 amYou can haggle with them, but basically, no.The new Circuit Studio software is only $995

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 02:38:19 am
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on July 26, 2016, 02:05:21 amI doubt the sales person is motivated by cash, they wouldn't get any extra out of it.

author: T3sl4co1l
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 03:04:53 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 26, 2016, 02:38:19 amThe excuse they used was, "oh, I'll have to check with the manager to allow that", and, it was the end of the fiscal cycle or something (in June?). I'm sure you can speak more about whether that means anything or not...In any case, I paid no more than I was prepared to pay, so there's that.Tim

author: Morgoroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 03:16:49 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on July 26, 2016, 02:36:46 amI was using Circuit Studio for a while (beta) and it didn't let me play with 3D integration with Solidworks as I need for this project, and no BOM export (I use CIIVA later), annotation tools and properties managements, library management, etc etc... very useful save-time tools that make my day more productive, time is $.I think I'm going to try to get a discount with the cash-under-nose technique in San Francisco.Thanks for the tip anyway.JP

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 03:37:09 am
content: Did you see this recent thread?https://www.eevblog.com/forum/circuit-studio/altium-newbie-(cs)-coming-from-eagle-pcb/msg987105/#msg987105

author: Morgoroth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 04:17:28 am
content: No, I haven't, but I used it before and was so bugged that we had to get an Altium licence.Anyway I'm not sure if Circuit Studio is able to export the step model and let me play with free models, because I work with a mechanical engineer and a designer that use Maya, so...And I doubt that Circuit studio let me play with PCB filters, very handy.Just in case I'll check if this things are able now on Circuit Studio, but I doubt it.JP

author: tautech
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 04:25:04 am
content: Quote from: Morgoroth on July 26, 2016, 04:17:28 amJump in that thread JP and ask Ian, he's pretty switched on and should be able to help.

author: ebclr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 06:23:20 am
content: Did you pay in RMB ? How much

author: D3f1ant
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 06:47:03 am
content: They run promotions occasionally, that's is the best time to buy. The chance of getting a discount at any other time is low at best. It varies country by country too.

author: batteksystem
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 07:08:42 am
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on July 26, 2016, 03:04:53 amFor a sales person who is behind target, have anything is better than nothing. But you have to be lucky... (or he has to have bad luck)

author: Bassman59
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2016, 08:01:29 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on July 26, 2016, 06:36:42 amWhy should your status as a foreign national preclude you from paying a sales tax to the state in which you reside? Do you not pay sales tax on products you purchase in the local stores? What do you think would happen if you were to suggest to the sales clerk, "I am not a US citizen, so I shouldn't have to pay sales tax on this purchase?"Why does the fact that it is a "virtual" product make a difference? For example, I just bought a copy of Apple Logic Studio X, and I paid the usual 8.1% sales tax to the state of Arizona. And that's been the case for pretty much all of the software I've bought. That nothing was physically shipped to me has no bearing on the fact that a purchase was made.

author: Bassman59
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 27, 2016, 10:19:17 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on July 26, 2016, 08:45:24 pmAnd you believed him?

author: andyturk
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2016, 03:15:29 am
content: Quote from: Bassman59 on July 26, 2016, 08:01:29 pmBecause the law (sometimes) says it does.QuoteCalifornia Tax Code, Article 1, Code 1502

author: jh15
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2016, 04:47:36 am
content: What am I losing over Kicam vs $1000 for this? And Kicam I can use commercially.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 06, 2016, 06:54:52 am
content: Quote from: T3sl4co1l on July 26, 2016, 03:04:53 amIt had nothing to do with it being cash, it was EOFY pressure and that is very real. It's usually quarter based actually.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 06, 2016, 06:57:01 am
content: Quote from: D3f1ant on July 26, 2016, 06:47:03 amI wait until my local supermarket has 50% off chocolate and then move in for the killIt's almost as reliable as clockwork.