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Subject: Re: MATLAB Student Version R2008a?
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> I have also failed to find an official MathWorks example of 
> D. Ismay&#8217;s assertion that the MATLAB Student Version 
> is &#8220;lite&#8221;. Certainly, the &#8220;MATLAB & Simulink Student 
> Version fact sheet&#8221; at 
> http://www.mathworks.com/academia/student_version/techkit_co
> nf.html makes no mention of any inherent limitation. But, 
> of course, there actually are limitations. Only a subset of 
> the MathWorks add-on products (those deemed to be as 
> suitable for academic use) are available for the Student 
> Version. If you wish to interface MATLAB to the outside 
> world, you can either forget it or buy the full industrial 
> version of everything. (see note 1 at end)

I am another student (EE doctoral candidate) who just bought
the 2007a student version without realizing that 2008a had
just been released.

As for limitations in the student version, it appears that
64-bit support is reserved for the full-price product as
well.  With 4GB (or more) of RAM available for a lower price
than even the student version of MatLab this seems a little
silly.

I suggest that MatLab ought to make the new version
available at cost (send us just a new DVD with the update
for $12 to cover manufacture and shipping) to anyone who
bought the student version after the release data for 2008a.
 That would be fair.  Since I seem to recall that 2007a was
advertised as the current version during the ordering
process, it might even be required.