( ESNUG 490 Item 6 ) -------------------------------------------- [04/05/11]

From: [ I Am Sparticus ]
Subject: Denali user furious over April 5th Cadence terms changes on MMAV

Hi, John,

Can I anonymously ask a question on ESNUG?

I'm furious.  Cadence has announced "End of Sale" for all Denali products
as of April 5, 2011.  As a result, these products will no longer be
available for sale from Denali and must be purchased from Cadence.

Cadence is also attaching many unilateral terms to these Denali products,
including expecting that customers trade in their Denali *perpetuals* for
Cadence *yearly* leases.  This is crazy!

We refuse to continue doing business with Cadence under these terms.

Are other former Denali customers hearing the same thing from Cadence?
If so, what alternatives for Denali memory VIP are they evaluating?  How
well do they compare to the MMAV they're replacing?  How are they priced?
Do they sell perpetuals?

We need to find a credible "Plan B"; that is where the DeepChip community
may be able to help.

    - [ I Am Sparticus ]

   !!!     "It's not a BUG,
  /o o\  /  it's a FEATURE!"
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