Keith Weiss (Morgan Stanley): I was wondering if you could give us some of the initial feedback that you've gotten from your customers and from the channel to the elimination of upgrade pricing at the end of this fiscal year.
Carl Bass (Autodesk): Yes, so as you would imagine, our [dealer] channel is enthusiastic about it. They think it's a big spur to their business in the coming year. And I think it not only drives business, but it reignites conversations that channel partners already should have been having with customers.
In some ways, it's been very quiet on the customer front. One part of it is many of these customers are not the ones that are closest to us. They're not on subscription already; they're working on versions back, and so the relationship is a little bit more distant.
So I haven't really heard any negative feedback from the customers. I'm sure as we get closer to a year from now, we will hear some moaning and groaning. But for the most part, very well received by the channel partners, enthusiastically received, and most customers understand the change.
Souce: http://seekingalpha.com/article/2052623-autodesk-inc-s-ceo-discusses-f4q2014-results-earnings-call
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