Autodesk donates software worth US$50 million to 50 Chinese universities and secondary
vocational schools. It is natural for CAD vendors to donate their software to places of higher learning. Siemens PLM Systems (UGS) is probably the biggest donor, going by press releases announcements. I've always wondered how often these donations are made primarily to lower the corporate tax bill.
Now, 50 universities sounds like a lot, and that would cover all of Canada and part of the United States. But it represents a mere 2.2% of China's 2,236 colleges and universities (as of 2004; don't have a newer stat).
Just wondering: is that $50 million-value based on the usual $4-$5,000 list price of Autodesk software, or the more-recent China-only 80% discounted price?
Source.
Now, 50 universities sounds like a lot, and that would cover all of Canada and part of the United States. But it represents a mere 2.2% of China's 2,236 colleges and universities (as of 2004; don't have a newer stat).
Just wondering: is that $50 million-value based on the usual $4-$5,000 list price of Autodesk software, or the more-recent China-only 80% discounted price?
Source.
Ralph,
That would only be 1.2% of US colleges and universities (2474 4-year, 1666 2-year, 4140 total).
Posted by: Tony | Nov 17, 2009 at 01:49 PM