Is msmac3D an annual maintenance/subscription?

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Update Mar 2021: Please see our new Lease Pricing post!
2021: We NOW have LEASE pricing! See msmac3D LEASE Pricing information

We've changed our pricing structure to lease pricing, see below for information on pricing for other crash reconstruction software program vendors.
Other vendors claim 'no annual fees' yet either rename the product each year or charge annual update fees...why not be honest and simply charge a lease rate?
That's what McHenry Software is doing. Question/Comments please let us know!

Q:(email) Is msmac3D an annual maintenance/subscription?

A: No. We are now a lease based software vendor.

This is mainly so we as a company are not only driven by new sales.
We will not come out with new products or new versions and try to make you upgrade. We believe in providing all our users with the latest and greatest technologies.

Some software companies claim “no annual maintenance” and then never update or enhance the product and either rename it or change the version number or drop the product support.

• Any of those ways essentially hiding the fact that their users need to pay annually to keep current (aka maintenance) or work with older unsupported programs.

We want to be up front and honest about our belief that it is important that all scientific crash reconstruction and simulation software users immediately have access to any and all improvements, updates, enhancements, extensions and/or corrections.
We also do not want to waste your time or our time trying to support multiple older versions of our product.

• The folks who say they DON'T CHARGE MAINTENANCE FEES no doubt will have as their first question when you call for TECH support:
  • ‘what version are you using’
    and then say
  • ‘oh that is in the upgrade, update or new version!’
  which will then cost you $1000 to $3000 or more to get it fixed/updated/enhanced.

That is why McHenry Software now has a LEASE program...use the LATEST VERSION ALWAYS when you need IT

• For a comparison, see what some others software vendors in the AR field charge for updates/renewals:
  • Engineering Dynamics (EDC) with their HVE charge $2000-$6000 per year for their annual renewal and
    • EDC advertise 30+ year old McHenry enhancements and extensions as "Advanced"
    • So recognize it is an advertisement that for advancements in simulation technology come to McHenry Software!
  • PC-CRASH, which is a momentum based collision program,
    • hide their renewal fee in annual updates that cost $750-$1000
      • think about it, if you are using an older version in litigation against someone with a newer version, who will prevail? What will you HAVE to do? UPDATE of course! So why not simply call it an annual renewal fee?)
  • Virtual Crash is a clone-like instantaneous momentum program very similar to pc-crash and pricing is very similar to PC-Crash
    • They are a somewhat new kid on the block (a USA concern obtained the rights to the Slovakian? software program and began full on promotion and sales and ads)...Virtual Crash claims 'No annual “maintenance” or software update fees EVER!'
      HOWEVER
      They simple come out with NEW VERSIONS (Verisn 3, 4 & 5 which are NOT FREE UPDATES meaning you get what you pay for and must pay to upgrade to the latest version. How is that No annual “maintenance” or software update fees EVER!??
    • and to repeat...think about it, if you are using an older version in litigation against someone with a newer version, who will prevail? What will you HAVE to do? UPDATE of course! So why not simply call it an annual renewal fee?)
  • msmac3D and msmac2D will be the main two products we sell and market. No new and improved products to make you buy something new.
    
    Hope that answers your question and you understand why we believe it is important to have annual maintenance fees.
    Thank you for your interest in McHenry Software.
    Please let us know if you have any additional questions or would like further clarification

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Here's an example of the 'annual update fee' for Pc-Crash.

• If you are faced with an opponent, would you DARE use an older version of the software and wonder/worry whether the results remain the same?
• each of the updates have come out approximately annually.
• NOTE: other vendors like Engineering Dynamics and Virtual Crash, do not post up their pricing (for version changes, etc) or renewal/maintenance costs. All pricing posted is based on amounts quoted from existing/former users.

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2021: We NOW have LEASE pricing! See msmac3D LEASE Pricing information

• Main point of LEASE pricing is:
  • we want all users to stay for many years.
  • we want all users to have and use the latest version/technologies/science.
  • we do not want to have to support older versions.
  • we want to mainly support existing users and not desperately need to seek NEW SALES all the time.

Please also let us know if you have any additional questions and check out our FAQ

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Please see our new Lease Pricing post!
We're changing our pricing structure to lease pricing.
See ORDERING Information for msmac3D/2D, NOW Lease Pricing!

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minor updates to reduce any confusion
Let us know if any questions!

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PC-Crash update from 13.1 to 14 apparently has raised the pricing for updates
see below!

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