Re: Announcing Intel Fortran Compilers 9.0

hchu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > For more information, including a comparison chart, see our
> > Downgrade from CVF page at
> > http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/downgrade_to_ivf.htm
>
> What about upgrading from earlier version of IVF? I was told last
> year that if the support contract has expired one has to pay the full
> price to purchase the newer version instead of the $100 renewal fee,
> which is a total rip off.

Expect worse should Intel succeed in buying out the competitor. My
advice - purchase CVF asap, just in case. It bears repeating (as others
have noted) that IVF never was nor is it ever likely to be a viable
contender to CVF compiler.

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