I first started using Mathematica 5.8 before I bought my student edition of 6.0 as a physics student at CWU. However I don't use it anymore, but still have the windows drive that it is on just in case. I spent $90 for access to that copy. I tried to start a fresh new copy, and was denied full access since it was a different copy. Which I think is completely wrong. I was then forward to the sites pay page for access to version 8. From what I have seen from the pictures, and read the information about version 8. I have noticed that version 8 now has full access to wolfram alpha, Wolfram's giant database, at an additional cost. Which I think is completely none scientist of him for doing that. Access to any form of information should be free for anyone. Plus I take it that his coding is also proprietary? There are a few things that I have done on Mathematica that I can't do on sage at this time. Which is keeping me from being able to publish my findings on some of my projects I have done in College. Since I didn't have access to a professional version of Mathematica, and I am not a student at this time. From what I have experience with the way Wolfram has his program setup he is only in it for the money, and nothing else anymore. Which I think will be his downfall eventually as more and more people turn to Sage, or any other freeware program that is out there. What do any of you others think about the future of Mathematica?
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