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johnyoung1-Visitor
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February 17, 2015
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home edition

  • February 17, 2015
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Now that Matlab and Mathematica have home edition software at an affordable price, is PTC going to follow suit? It only makes sense if one does not fall into either the professional workplace or student category but would like to use the application for home use only.

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AndyHermanson14-Alexandrite
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February 17, 2015

Free Math Software Download | PTC

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johnyoung1-VisitorAuthor
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February 17, 2015

Nothing is free there's always a catch.

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VladimirN24-Ruby IV
24-Ruby IV
February 18, 2015

Well, PTC has a "Home" version and it comes with the purchase of a regular version, but a license to "Home" version does exactly one year after the start of the activation of the license.

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johnyoung1-VisitorAuthor
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February 18, 2015

Not the same thing. Neither Matlab nor Mathematica require purchasing the regular version in order to get the "Home " version. This is a separate product from the professional and student version. I believe this is to get them more exposure to home users but at a significantly reduced price. Don't get me wrong, I'm a long time user of Mathcad since it first came out in the early 80's; and I'm still using it. I've used both Matlab and Mathematica and have always come back to Mathcad for I find the previous packages cumbersome to use for what I do. I've come to the same conclusion when using Maple. Matlab and Mathematica see potential in addressing the home market directly at a substantially lower price tag why not PTC. Wasn't that Mathsoft in the being! I read too many comments where long time users have dropped using Mathcad because of the cost and other related issues. What better way to get them back by offering a Home Edition at an affordable price.

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RichardJ19-Tanzanite
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February 18, 2015

Maple also offers a "personal edition" at a much lower price.

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