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Companies having to pay millions to correct the Y2K problem but not Omega.
They figured how to make money on it while gaining more control over past
sold software. The Y2K patch makes your TS4 worthless for resale and keeps
you in contact with Omega. Hard to believe this is a legal act Omega is
doing with the Y2K patch dilemma.
Robert
Gregory Wood wrote:
>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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