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Greg,
Thank you for the information. I did not investigate it that thoroughly. I
am going to call tomorrow, and if Omega verifies that the passwords are
given yearly (which eventually leads to selling pswds. yearly), then I am
sending my copy of 2000i back, and then I'll reluctantly purchase a Y2K fix
for version 4 that Omega didn't prepare for in the first place, (I can't
believe that one - what a rip-off if it's true). We are required to pay for
their programming mistake? No way. Slowly (and definately) I'll move over to
another product to track my R/T trading. I don't like a company having
communistic control over the software that I purchase and own. It isn't just
a license - I paid for it - I bought it with hard earned money. It's mine.
Now Omega is going to control me and my pocketbook with yearly passwords
(and fixes) when I have already paid in full? There are also too many
excellent competitors out there now for Omega to "brow beat" its customers
like it did (and still does) when it was the only market tracking tool.
Consumers will migrate to where they are serviced; not to where they are
required to serve.
Good Trading and thanks again,
Eddie
-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Wood <swissfranc@xxxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 10:19 PM
Subject: TS2k upgrade and y2k patch
>I ordered my Tradestation upgrade and spoke with Doreen about some Omega
>policies and plans:
>
>- My upgrade cost from TS4.0 to TS2k is $499.95, with a 30-day money
> back guarantee. (Since I spread the payment over six months, hassles
> over the guarantee can be arbitrated by my credit card company.)
>
>- Yes, I can run TS2k on my development computer for testing and
> evaluation. I will get a 30-day(?) password based on my computer's
> "fingerprint".
>
>- Yes, I can move TS2k from my development computer to my trading
> computer. All I need is a new password based on the second
> computer's fingerprint. I will have no difficulty getting the
> second password. The first password would expire normally.
>
>- Passwords will only be good for one year. No more "for life"
> passwords.
>
>- If Omega's records show that I have TS2k, I will not be eligible
> for the TS4.0 y2k patch. I will be eligible for the patch if I
> "return" TS2k. Omega's policy does not allow TS4.0 and TS2k to
> run on the same machine. Presumably, Omega feels running on two
>machines requires two licenses.
>
>- The TS4.0 y2k patch is not free(!), but the price has not yet been
> announced. The patch will also be fingerprinted to my machine(!),
> and under password control. (I don't know if the password is good
> "for life".)
>
>- I should receive my installation disk in about seven days.
>
>
>Personally, I will evaluate TS2k to find out if it satisfies my
>particular trading requirements.
>
>I find the yk2 policy unsettling. If TS2k doesn't satisfy me, I'll look
>elsewhere.
>
>/Greg
>
>
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