@regendans@todon.eu bit sceptical that the licence fee was the main reason. IIRC desktop software was around $300-$500 for single licences at the time. So perhaps $21 million w/o discount (plus support @ 10-15% of list). Losing the need for PCs may have been more of a consideration. UK (and European) prices would have been £300-£500 (i.e., 60% higher). It was (is?) common practice to charge foreign subsidiaries & resellers full US list price per licence.