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Old 10-25-2014, 05:32 AM
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Default Re: New Licensing

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Originally Posted by RussUK View Post
One question that does not seem to have been asked (unless it got lost in all the comments) is why if Pro Tools 11 is so popular is Avid having to use incentives to get people to invest in it?

Even more ironic is the fact that mid September Avid implemented a Unilateral Pricing Policy (UPP) with all its dealers in the USA (illegal in the EU and UK) which forbids any kind of discounting. More on UPP here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unilateral_policy

Which makes the question even more relevant, why implement a UPP to maintain the price of Pro Tools and then have a fire sale wrapped up in a support plan?
Maybe Avid is trying to squeeze out all dealers but a select few making PT like those products you see on TV that say 'not available in retail stores'? Or even more insidious - only able to buy PT through Avid directly? Like Apple did with Logic Pro?
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