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john young wrote:
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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I've just got the Mathematica one ... unfortunately, it's licenced for my iMac, which has just had a catastrophic HDD failure and my Windows PC has sort of been taken over by the children for their game playing school work. So I've got to get that sorted out before I can play. I'll probably end up getting Matlab as well, as that's what we use at work.
I wouldn't mind (too much) if PTC were to adopt the Mathworks route and want a small fee (£/$/€/¥ 25)for each "block", eg programming or symbolic, although I'd prefer a Mathematica approach.
Stuart
