Ahhh, can you feel it? Spring is in the air! The lawn is freshly mown, work is void of stress… and that smile you have as the sun hits your face has just removed by the blunt end of a 2×4 falling out of the sky. Don’t ya just feel ALIVE?

Yes, you upgraded to SolidWorks 2010 a couple months ago, but you just dropped your subscription service to save some cash or maybe, you just didn’t think you needed it. As of SolidWorks 2010 SP3.0, you will be required to have an ‘entitled’ version of SolidWorks to get any service packs at all.

A Service Pack (SP) include bug fixes, enhancements, or fixes to performance issues. You don’t get them. This has always been the policy if you don’t have a current SolidWorks subscription ($1500/year). This “significant change” enforces it programatically if you attempt an SP upgrade. Angry yet? Prepare to be livid. Here’s the notice (sent to Resellers) that explains it…
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