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Still pocket change for a large corporation. Throw in vendor lock-in, and the fact that the ~$25k Matlab license includes technical support and it's an easy dec
by pioneer42 6y ago
Still pocket change for a large corporation. Throw in vendor lock-in, and the fact that the ~$25k Matlab license includes technical support and it's an easy decision.
Tech support is a big deal. Most companies would rather contract out than build an in-house team. Better to focus on what you do best and let someone else do what they do best.
Not arguing for any technical merit of Matlab (not talking about Simulink, either). Just the business side.
- 7thaccount 6y agoI assume that price is negotiated down per employee for bulk purchases, or else it's not a drop in the bucket even for a large corporation. Just two of those would be a beginning salary for an engineer. Yes, companies do like support.
- adgjlsfhk1 6y agoJulia has julia-computing to provide this type of enterprise support, but it obviously isn't the same.