[SLE] Price Hike Question & "Bring the Upgrade to the Stores Petition"
Hi Everyone, I never got this straight, and so I was hoping someone "in the know" might be able to clarify... SuSE 6.4's MSRP is $49.95, and commonly retails for about $29.95. With this in mind, would the new packages retail as below? Personal (MSRP $39.95, IIRC) - $19.95 Professional (MSRP $59.95) - $39.95 Upgrade (if SuSE realizes how silly it is not to release it to retail - MSRP $35.95) - $15.95 Those prices sound great (especially the upgrade), any chance we might see them? Or is it as I suspect that since retailers like to keep a nice profit margin that we might be looking at $29.95 for the Personal and $50 for the Pro? <<< Petition >>> Finally, I would like to petition SuSE to be kind to it's current user base by making the Upgrade available at stores (so that it doesn't cost more than the current 6.4 does, even though it's missing manuals). Anyone else second this? -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ===================== "Solutions that Work" ===================== -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
quite sure www.linuxcentral should have it avail!!!! On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, Timothy R. Butler wrote: > Hi Everyone,
I never got this straight, and so I was hoping someone "in the know" might be able to clarify...
SuSE 6.4's MSRP is $49.95, and commonly retails for about $29.95. With this in mind, would the new packages retail as below?
Personal (MSRP $39.95, IIRC) - $19.95 Professional (MSRP $59.95) - $39.95 Upgrade (if SuSE realizes how silly it is not to release it to retail - MSRP $35.95) - $15.95
Those prices sound great (especially the upgrade), any chance we might see them? Or is it as I suspect that since retailers like to keep a nice profit margin that we might be looking at $29.95 for the Personal and $50 for the Pro?
<<< Petition >>>
Finally, I would like to petition SuSE to be kind to it's current user base by making the Upgrade available at stores (so that it doesn't cost more than the current 6.4 does, even though it's missing manuals). Anyone else second this?
-Tim
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Personal (MSRP $39.95, IIRC) - $19.95 Professional (MSRP $59.95) - $39.95 Upgrade (if SuSE realizes how silly it is not to release it to retail -
$35.95) - $15.95
Those prices sound great (especially the upgrade), any chance we might see them? Or is it as I suspect that since retailers like to keep a nice profit margin that we might be looking at $29.95 for the Personal and $50 for the Pro?
<<< Petition >>>
Finally, I would like to petition SuSE to be kind to it's current user
making the Upgrade available at stores (so that it doesn't cost more than
current 6.4 does, even though it's missing manuals). Anyone else second
MSRP base by the this?
-Tim
YES MOST DEFINITELY SECONDED John Skinner
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On 18-Aug-2000 Timothy R. Butler wrote:
Hi Everyone, I never got this straight, and so I was hoping someone "in the know" might be able to clarify...
SuSE 6.4's MSRP is $49.95, and commonly retails for about $29.95. With this in mind, would the new packages retail as below?
Personal (MSRP $39.95, IIRC) - $19.95 Professional (MSRP $59.95) - $39.95 Upgrade (if SuSE realizes how silly it is not to release it to retail - MSRP $35.95) - $15.95
Those prices sound great (especially the upgrade), any chance we might see them? Or is it as I suspect that since retailers like to keep a nice profit margin that we might be looking at $29.95 for the Personal and $50 for the Pro?
<<< Petition >>>
Finally, I would like to petition SuSE to be kind to it's current user base by making the Upgrade available at stores (so that it doesn't cost more than the current 6.4 does, even though it's missing manuals). Anyone else second this?
-Tim
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Hi Tim, As I stated earlier in another post it's not the cost of the upgrade but the cost of postage. Have a look at the following URL. http://www.suse.de/en/produkte/order/order.html Delivery to countries outside Europe: Regular Mail: EUR 30,- (delivery time up to 6 weeks) UPS/DHL: on request, minimum EUR 60,- (Delivery within 3-4 working days) Given I would not want to wait 6 weeks for a product I have to choose UPS/DHL which as shown adds a minum of EURO 60 to the cost of the product. Making an upgrade impossible to justify on the price compared to the retail version of SuSE 7.0 Professional available locally at a price less than the cost of postage alone. I'm totally pissed off with this change to the products and how it is being marketed. It might be great if you live in Germany but outside Europe it stinks. Therefore I would like to hear from SuSE why the upgrades are not available locally. Please add my name to your petition. Regards, Graham Smith ---------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Woah. That is bad. I wonder why shipping is so high, it only costs $120 USD (~ 140 Euros, IIRC) to ship a whole PC w/ monitor several hundred miles - sizably less than I bet a lot of those copies of SuSE will be going. -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ===================== "Solutions that Work" =====================
-----Original Message----- From: Graham Smith [mailto:gqs@zip.com.au] Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 7:47 PM To: SuSE Mailing List Subject: RE: [SLE] Price Hike Question & "Bring the Upgrade to the Stores
On 18-Aug-2000 Timothy R. Butler wrote:
Hi Everyone, I never got this straight, and so I was hoping someone "in the know" might be able to clarify...
SuSE 6.4's MSRP is $49.95, and commonly retails for about $29.95. With this in mind, would the new packages retail as below?
Personal (MSRP $39.95, IIRC) - $19.95 Professional (MSRP $59.95) - $39.95 Upgrade (if SuSE realizes how silly it is not to release it to retail - MSRP $35.95) - $15.95
Those prices sound great (especially the upgrade), any chance we might see them? Or is it as I suspect that since retailers like to keep a nice profit margin that we might be looking at $29.95 for the Personal and $50 for the Pro?
<<< Petition >>>
Finally, I would like to petition SuSE to be kind to it's current user base by making the Upgrade available at stores (so that it doesn't cost more than the current 6.4 does, even though it's missing manuals). Anyone else second this?
-Tim
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Hi Tim,
As I stated earlier in another post it's not the cost of the upgrade but the cost of postage. Have a look at the following URL.
http://www.suse.de/en/produkte/order/order.html
Delivery to countries outside Europe:
Regular Mail: EUR 30,- (delivery time up to 6 weeks) UPS/DHL: on request, minimum EUR 60,- (Delivery within 3-4 working days)
Given I would not want to wait 6 weeks for a product I have to choose UPS/DHL which as shown adds a minum of EURO 60 to the cost of the product. Making an upgrade impossible to justify on the price compared to the retail version of SuSE 7.0 Professional available locally at a price less than the cost of postage alone.
I'm totally pissed off with this change to the products and how it is being marketed. It might be great if you live in Germany but outside Europe it stinks.
Therefore I would like to hear from SuSE why the upgrades are not available locally.
Please add my name to your petition.
Regards,
Graham Smith ----------------------------------
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