And the Open Software Foundation has implemented a new volume-based annual pricing scheme for its Motif 1.2 graphical user interface in an effort to encourage developers to implement the product on low-end computers. As long as Motif runs under the same operating system each time, developer customers with a full distribution licence can now pay a fixed yearly fee of $1m either to use or to distribute an unlimited number of copies in binary form. The chosen operating system can be used on any type of hardware, however. The new pricing option is intended to help distributors justify high-volume business, and also simplifies current accounting and royalty reporting requirements.
