Why is EASE 5 offered as a time-limited license?
With EASE 5 we have introduced time-limited licenses.
The main reason for changing the licensing model is that we want to deliver new, valuable features continuously and at a good frequency. This is a prominent expectation of many users today that we would like to fulfill. Additionally, the audio and acoustics world is innovative, the evolution of its technologies, methods and concepts requires our software to follow up.
Maintaining a software in the current IT environment, keeping it up-to-date and stable requires an on-going effort that is significant. This is not limited to the environment that the software runs in. It also applies to the environment in which the software is written, the tools it is built with as well as the platforms through which the software and related services are provided. That is the reason why nowadays most software is provided under a time-limited or subscription license.
Similarly important to us, time-limited licenses allow us to reduce the entry costs into the EASE world measurably. This makes the software more accessible for a broad range of potential users. The new concept also makes it much easier to upgrade to higher feature levels as you can switch to a different feature level at the beginning of each licensing term at no additional cost.
Finally, budgets for the software can be planned reliably as you can assume that no chargeable updates will occur within the time limit of the license. As the software is developed and provided continuously you can be sure that any necessary changes are automatically managed and distributed by AFMG at no additional cost.
