Re: st: Is version 12 coming soon?

[Maarten buis <maartenbuis@yahoo.co.uk>]

--- On Thu, 17/3/11, Duha Altindag wrote:
> I'm in the process of ordering Stata which I will using
> starting July 2011.
> 
> Specifically, I have two options:
> 1-) order 11th version now and upgrade it when 12th comes
> out. - Cost of this is the upgrade cost from 11 to 12.
> 2-) wait until 12th comes out and then order version 12. -
> cost of this is =  Prob(12th version does not come out until
> July) * Cost of not being able to use Stata until it comes out.

I have two thoughts on this:

If you got Stata 11 and Stata 12 comes out, you can still use 
Stata 11 as you obtained a perpetual licence. So if you think
you can do what you want with Stata 11, then there is no
need to upgrade. Since I obtained my versions of Stata through
my department, there has often been a substantial lag between
the time that a new version came out and the time I obtained 
it, and in most cases that has not been a problem.

When Stata 12 comes out there will usually be a reduced price
for upgrading to 12 for those who bought Stata 11 not too long
ago. 

-- Maarten

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