I don't want to "stall" an immediate sale but we are getting awfully close to the 2013 release.

So...yep...you could buy either 2012 with a free upgrade or the 2012.5 with no need for an upgrade from the dealer...in spite of all the good reasons to buy direct from PG.*

But if you do that, then in just a matter of several weeks, you'll have a non-current verson and will likely to be sorely tempted to upgrade to 2013 so, there goes your "savings."

I don't know what the cut off date is after which, if you buy 2012.5 you get a free upgrade to 13....or even if there is such an upgrade deal. But if there is one, I would guess we're getting pretty close to it.

Just food for thought.

*To add to the kudos already given to PG, several years ago, I ordered a new version and paid full retail....forgetting that I was eligible for a lower "upgrade price."

I immediately got an e-mail from PG telling me that I was eligible for the upgrade price and they adjusted the sale amount to that price.

In the current age of "take the money and run", I doubt whether there is a dealer on the planet that would have done that!

Best,
Jim