On Apr 30, 11:30*pm, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:
On 4/30/2012 4:45 PM, RicodJour wrote:









On Apr 30, 4:45 pm, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet *wrote:
On 4/30/2012 3:00 PM, RicodJour wrote:

It's interesting that you picked $50 as your threshold, Bill. *The
education version of SketchUp Pro costs $49. *They ask for an .edu
email address, but they'll send all the registration info to a second
email address as well. *If you're not using SketchUp commercially it's
a white lie - akin to telling a woman that the jeans she's wearing
don't make her ass look huge. *

The educational version is good for "1" year.

This is true. *Think of it as an installment plan while's he mulling
over the purchase.


You can think of it that way but I doubt the software company would
think of it that way. *He would certainly have to pay the full price in
addition to what he had already spent.

Google explicitly states that there will be no verification of
the .edu address beyond it being a working one. Google will not come
after a home woodworker.

Basically an installment plan is not mentioned as an offer. *He pays
full price plus the educational price should he decide to go legit.

Maybe Google would appreciate being able to count on his $50/year cash
flow. Lump sum payments are frequently a cause of overspending and
getting into financial difficulty down the road. Google might be
tempted to buy a $3.7 billion dollar company with sketchy (ahem)
financials because of that extra four hundred bucks burning a hole in
its pockets. The installment plan would stop Google from throwing its
money away.

R