Autodesk Simplified Upgrade Pricing + Autodesk 2007 Retirement

As you may already be aware, important changes have been announced by Autodesk that will significantly affect the cost of license upgrades that are not covered by a subscription contract. These changes come into effect from 16 March 2010 and it is recommended that your organisation reviews how these changes may impact your IT budgets and what options are available. For the majority of customers, upgrading & subscribing before 16 March 2010 will deliver significant savings.

Which Customers are Affected by Simplified Upgrade Pricing?
All customers owning Autodesk software without a current subscription contract.

How Will Customers Be Affected?
Autodesk are introducing a new, simplified upgrade pricing model that will replace the staggered upgrade pricing currently in place. From 16 March 2010, all Autodesk product upgrades, crossgrades and retroactive subscription fees will be priced at 50% of new license cost. This will particularly affect customers who own Autodesk 2008 / 2009 / 2010 products that are not covered by a valid subscription contract.

In addition, all Autodesk 2007 products will no longer be eligible to upgrade after 16 March 2010. This means that the only way to upgrade to the latest software will be to purchase an additional legacy version of the product (or full new copy in the case of AutoCAD LT) at much greater expense than normal upgrades.

What if my subscription has lapsed during the last year?
If your contract renewal date was in the last 364 days and you haven't renewed there is still time to get your subscription up to date.

Autodesk traditionally charge late fees to do this from 30 days after expiry, however until the 15 January 2010 they are waving these fees to enable customers to rejoin subscription at no extra cost if they have changed their mind. For full details on how to renew your contract call 01254 301888.

If you choose not to renew your contract within 364 days of expiry your license will become subject to the 'Simplified Upgrade Pricing' as demonstrated above.