Full annual maintanance means you buy the licence and pay about $1000 to $2000 dollars more on top of that. What you get is free upgrades to all future versions of maya the day the day they are released, a hard copy sent to you in the mail and free support with maya (ANY problems you have...ANY... they will answer, even if you ask them how to fix a scene or whatever)
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And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning,
E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose.
--TOOL, 10,000 Days---
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