Re: [SLE] SuSE Inc. Lay offs?
Hi, I just copied your statements not snipping them, my questions following: Actually, it's a small step for SuSE in general, we've still got about 600 employees worldwide. No danger here at all No. The sales have climed steadily. It's just that when suse started in the us people thought they'd add an incentive for retail by selling the box cheap to them, so that they could add a huge markup and make a nice profit. It turned out they only added a very small markup and suse linux was WAY too cheap in this country. Actually, the business climate is still very good. All the big guys are moving into Linux rapidly. It's just that the consumers don't buy as many boxes here, plus the market is split much more than anywhere else - because EVERYONE wants to be in the us market so here's the most competition for box sales. Here are my questions : If everything looks so good why fire people? I can understand some difficulties on segments of the market but you can use them on other segments where things are better as you stated. Is it because of the big guys ? Those big guys will be selling to us with a big price and a big profit while SuSE will remain dependant of the big guys. I think SuSE made a bad choise. SuSE has to build step by step its growth. People will pay for a strong and good technical SuSe even if the price is a little higher. Cheers, Filip.
filip wrote:
Here are my questions : If everything looks so good why fire people? I can understand some
??? Because of cost cutting? You're doing selective reading. I said the big business is moving into Linux rapidly, but that boxes aren't sold too many in the US (in general, not just SuSE - our ftp sever is MUCH busier than the box sales). You need a long breath for the big business thing, and box sales as current income are not increasing. So draw a conclusion NOW. Fortunately - although this won't help everyone - in Europe we do make significant money with the business already and not just boxes any more.
difficulties on segments of the market but you can use them on other segments where things are better as you stated. Is it because of the big guys ? Those big guys will be selling to us with a big price and a big profit while SuSE will remain dependant of the big guys. I think SuSE made a bad choise. SuSE has to build step by step its growth. People will pay for a strong and good technical SuSe even if the price is a little higher.
Don't know.
At 03:33 PM 2/7/2001 -0800, Michael Hasenstein wrote:
filip wrote:
Here are my questions : If everything looks so good why fire people? I can understand some
??? Because of cost cutting? You're doing selective reading. I said the big business is moving into Linux rapidly, but that boxes aren't sold too many in the US (in general, not just SuSE - our ftp sever is MUCH busier than the box sales). You need a long breath for the big business thing, and box sales as current income are not increasing. So draw a conclusion NOW.
Something to do with there new price srtucture ad M$ like pricing !
Fortunately - although this won't help everyone - in Europe we do make significant money with the business already and not just boxes any more.
difficulties on segments of the market but you can use them on other segments where things are better as you stated. Is it because of the big guys ? Those big guys will be selling to us with a big price and a big profit while SuSE will remain dependant of the big guys. I think SuSE made a bad choise. SuSE has to build step by step its growth. People will pay for a strong and good technical SuSe even if the price is a little higher.
Don't know.
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filip
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Michael Hasenstein
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Samy Elashmawy