Is it still possible to buy Maya?

[Ognyan]

Im realy not a fan of subscription.In the begining of this year maya was about 2k license.Are there options to buy the software like that and not use the subscription plan?

[Steve_Curley]

Until the end of the year I believe, but you'll need to check with your local reseller for confirmation. If you buy just the license then you're not entitled to any extensions, but you can use it forever. If you buy both then you are entitled to any extensions and also the ability to maintain the subscription. If you ever leave the subscription program you will not be able to rejoin it (AFAIK) but will still be able to use the s/ware. Neither of those options will be available as of next year when Desktop Subscription will be the only option.

[Ognyan]

Thanks.Let me see if i got that right.If i use the subscription plan lets say for a month or 2 and than leave i can still continue to use the software but for a unknown reason i wont be able to subscribe to it again in the future if i just want to get new updates?
Did i get this right?
Thank you.

[Steve_Curley]

No. There are 2 subscriptions (yeah - we know...)
Maintenance Subscription is Yearly and allows access to Extensions, some pre-release features and access to the next release, so if you bought it now you would get 2017 (next April-ish) for "free". This is the one which, if you fail to pay for next year, you will lose and not be able to regain.

Desktop Subscription is pay to play. Monthly, quarterly or yearly, I think. You can stop and start so if you bought it for 1 month, used it for the month then stopped you would not be able to use the s/ware (once that month is up) until you repurchase another subscription. Useful if you need extra seats in order to get a job out of the door without paying the full license price. Pros and cons to all this - depends entirely on your requirements.

Remember - Service Packs are always available - they are patches (fixes). Extensions are not as they contain new features which are not available without subscription (either kind). Also (as I'm a Max not a Maya user) the licensing might be different, though I believe it is pretty similar. Resellers are the place to go for more certainty.

[Ognyan]

Thank you.Ive read more on the subject and managed to understand how this works.I supose ill will probably have to see if i can gather the cash to the end of the year or after so many years move to something like modo 😞 Will see,will see.Sadly those yearly 1600 subscription plans are too expensive.Anyway,thank you for the info Steve.Normally im always on the day with current info but have beem stiched to UDK development for the last year and didnt saw what autodesk was doing/changing in their policy.
Cheers

[dgorsman]

There's a reason why I usually type out "Desktop Subscription/rental model license" when referring to the license method - if I keep referring to it as just "subscription" even I get confused sometimes.