If your SMA is expired are you still entitled to MR that are released after your SMA expires? For example, I have version 4.2 and our SMA expired on 6/30/2008. Version 4.2 MR3 was released 2/10/2009. I'm I entitled to MR3?
About SMAs and MRs:
There has been one exception to the "pay or you don't play" rule.
3.7 MR4 is available to anyone who has 3.7 MR3 whether you have a current SMA or not. As far as I know the only difference between MR3 and MR4 is a code correction involving .stp file translation into the PC-DMIS .CAD file format.
I don't know all of the details about why this is the case (free MR update), but from what scuttlebutt I have been able to glean from these threads my guess is that it is this way to avoid risk. Risk as in law-suit type risk. This is my "guess" and I have no facts to support it.
About SMAs and MRs:
There has been one exception to the "pay or you don't play" rule.
3.7 MR4 is available to anyone who has 3.7 MR3 whether you have a current SMA or not. As far as I know the only difference between MR3 and MR4 is a code correction involving .stp file translation into the PC-DMIS .CAD file format.
I don't know all of the details about why this is the case (free MR update), but from what scuttlebutt I have been able to glean from these threads my guess is that it is this way to avoid risk. Risk as in law-suit type risk. This is my "guess" and I have no facts to support it.
