You make me remember a dude when I was a student who berated others who had cash problems (we all had the same state loans), turns out his parents funneled him 7.000SKR every month on top of what we all got.
I think it’s a little insulting. When I was a student I got Matlab free through my university.
At a job, your employer pays for Matlab if they expect you to use it.
Frankly, I hate Matlab. But it is silly to act like the cost of an individual license is much of a factor, that cost is so little compared to your salary most companies do not care
You have a point here. It’s not so much the employees are choosing the software. Employers are telling the Employees which software they have invested in.
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Or which service contract they have paid for. Big companies want to have someone they can call when the tool doesn’t work as expected.
Matlab is 900 per year for an individual license. Simulink is 1500 and every toolbox (from which there are more than 100) is another 500. Also thinks like the compiler or parallal processing are toolboxes and not included in the base price.
$500/yr is not that much.
people aren’t usually paying for these licenses, their employers are.
When was the last time you were a student?
Also, there is a reason you want students to use your product before hit the work place, as they bring the interest in the product.
about 2 years ago, why?
You make me remember a dude when I was a student who berated others who had cash problems (we all had the same state loans), turns out his parents funneled him 7.000SKR every month on top of what we all got.
I think it’s a little insulting. When I was a student I got Matlab free through my university.
At a job, your employer pays for Matlab if they expect you to use it.
Frankly, I hate Matlab. But it is silly to act like the cost of an individual license is much of a factor, that cost is so little compared to your salary most companies do not care
For the average employee yes, but this disadvantages entrepreneurs, unemployed people who want to develop their skills, independent researchers, etc.
agreed!
You have a point here. It’s not so much the employees are choosing the software. Employers are telling the Employees which software they have invested in.
(Edit)
Or which service contract they have paid for. Big companies want to have someone they can call when the tool doesn’t work as expected.
yeah, I don’t think people really understand what I was saying.
I love Octave, I hate Matlab. but the price isn’t high enough to cause companies to shift in any meaningful way (especially in aerospace).
The twitter post feels like an AI written fever dream of Matlab dying (it isn’t x, it’s y).
Grad students have license provided by their university, research lab, or company. Doesn’t mean I like it…
Matlab is 900 per year for an individual license. Simulink is 1500 and every toolbox (from which there are more than 100) is another 500. Also thinks like the compiler or parallal processing are toolboxes and not included in the base price.