All about revenue.....Avid needs revenue.
Hey, isn't that NASDAQ deadline today or tomorrow?
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--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Wilson Chao <wilsonchao@...> wrote:
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> Last year when I first started using Adobe Creative Cloud, I bought a
> 3 month subscription from Staples. They shipped me a cardboard box
> about the size of the Manhattan Yellow Pages. Inside was a bunch of
> bubble wrap surrounding a little cardboard folder inside of which was
> a printed card with an activation code.
>
> So why doesn't Adobe just maintain a database of license activation
> codes, and email them to users upon purchase? Though I can't know for
> sure, I have to wonder if they get to book revenues when they ship a
> physical "product" (a printed card in a cardboard folder) into the
> distribution chain, whereas if they only email a code when an end-user
> buys a license, it doesn't become revenue until that sale.
>
> Any accountants or intellectual property lawyers on this list?
> Inquiring minds want to know. . .
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> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 9:52 AM, ksirul <kenavid2@...> wrote:
> So I just bought a Symphony upgrade from our reseller. $599 from 5.5.3
> to 6.5.2 with a v7 upgrade included. I already installed the trial
> version of 6.5.2 to get me through a job. I noticed on the upgrade
> invoice that there was an additional $20 shipping charge. Apparently,
> Avid is sending me a plastic card with a license number written on it.
> Really, $20? Why can't they just email me the license as before?
>
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