re: st: Is version 12 coming soon?

["Airey, David C" <david.airey@vanderbilt.edu>]

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But what is the cost of being without Stata at all, between now and then. Egads!

> I am trying to estimate the release date of the 12th version of Stata.
> 
> I'm in the process of ordering Stata which I will using starting July 2011.
> 
> Specifically, I have two options:
> 1-) order 11th version now and upgrade it when 12th comes out. - Cost
> of this is the upgrade cost from 11 to 12.
> 2-) wait until 12th comes out and then order version 12. - cost of
> this is =  Prob(12th version does not come out until July) * Cost of
> not being able to use Stata until it comes out.
> 
> Unfortunately I have to decide these days.
> 
> Basically, I'm trying to learn what people think about  Prob(12th
> version does not come out until July), so I can form my expectation.
> I know a new version of Stata comes out every 2 years + epsilon
> months. Can epsilon be zero so Stata 12 will come out in July 2011?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Duha



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