wfpelletier
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After reading this comment, I am strongly moved to say that this has not even remotely resembled by own dealings with SolidWorks or our SolidWorks vendor. I recently visited the SolidWorks headquarters in Concord, Massachusetts for a 'hands-on' demonstration of their FEA software, and I can honestly say that they did not throw us a 'beer and pizza party' to 'encourage' us to buy the software. (They did provide us with lunch, however.) I was very pleased that the demonstration that I attended was a simple presentation of the capabilities of their FEA software, and was devoid of 'salesmanship'.
I think that the reason that SolidWorks (and other softwares, for that matter) are more expensive than Alibre is that SolidWorks has devoted more resources to developing their software, and frankly, it does show. From having used even my 'older' version of SolidWorks, I can tell you that it is a more advanced software than Alibre. As I have said in other postings, I do like Alibre very much, but in my opinion Alibre does have some ways to go to catch up to SolidWorks. But I would also like to say again that I have always found that our SolidWorks vendor and those that I have dealt with at SolidWorks to be very professional and 'above-board' in their behavior and business dealings.
wfpelletier
markhas said:indesign said:Yep...but for the cost you would think SW would have a whole lot more positives. :shock:
One reason SW cost so much and requires high mantaince fees is to support the local resellers and all the beer and pizza party's they use to intice customer employees to attendend and be duped into thinking they are getting a bargain on the only show in town.
After reading this comment, I am strongly moved to say that this has not even remotely resembled by own dealings with SolidWorks or our SolidWorks vendor. I recently visited the SolidWorks headquarters in Concord, Massachusetts for a 'hands-on' demonstration of their FEA software, and I can honestly say that they did not throw us a 'beer and pizza party' to 'encourage' us to buy the software. (They did provide us with lunch, however.) I was very pleased that the demonstration that I attended was a simple presentation of the capabilities of their FEA software, and was devoid of 'salesmanship'.
I think that the reason that SolidWorks (and other softwares, for that matter) are more expensive than Alibre is that SolidWorks has devoted more resources to developing their software, and frankly, it does show. From having used even my 'older' version of SolidWorks, I can tell you that it is a more advanced software than Alibre. As I have said in other postings, I do like Alibre very much, but in my opinion Alibre does have some ways to go to catch up to SolidWorks. But I would also like to say again that I have always found that our SolidWorks vendor and those that I have dealt with at SolidWorks to be very professional and 'above-board' in their behavior and business dealings.
wfpelletier