I had a been an on-and-off again user of Mathematica since 2.1 (DOS version and even OS/2). Within a year after graduation, Wolfram offered to convert my student license to a professional for $400. That was when Version 4 had come out. (At that point, I had already had a student license of version 3). My professional career for the next several years didn't lend itself to the use of Mathematica--even with my own professional license--and I couldn't justify the high cost of continually upgrading something I'd only use at home.
But, when Wolfram came out with their Home Edition, I was back on board with Version 7 and then 8. Then, of course, some time later their sales team later threw an offer I couldn't refuse--upgrade my professional Version 4 to Version 9 for $500. I was then in a position where I could install it on my work PC and begin to use it again. And after a year or so, they came at me with another similar offer. (It was definitely cheaper than the Premier Service, and I still got the benefits of Premier Service for a year each time.)
But now, my pro license is stuck at 10.1, and it will probably stay there unfortunately for the forseeable future. I work for a large aerospace company that has all of its IT services and equipment on high-security lockdown. There is no chance whatsoever of me installing my pro license on my work laptop, and I cannot yet justify that my employer acquire a license of Mathematica for me. But that's another story.
So, I'm looking at upgrading my 8.0.4 Home Edition. If I go to the Wolfram Store and put in my license number, I can upgrade it to 10.2 for just $95. I can skip all the dot-releases along the way and get the current release with one upgrade price. But this is what I would have expected, (See attached.)
Isn't this what other users have observed? Or, has my Home Edition license been selected for a special-offer upgrade price? (I seem to recall a relatively recent email from Wolfram, but I can't locate it anymore.)
--Glen
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