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Re: [SLE] SuSE Inc. Lay offs?
- From: Michael <mogmios@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 13:23:54 -0600 (CST)
- Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0102081314060.21487-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
For work I don't care what the cost is as long as it's cheaper than
Windows and I can use it on as many computers as I like. I would like to
see a PC/Mac combo distro from SuSE if they are going to charge so
much. I've never had need to call their tech support but I'd like it if I
knew I could contact someone for stupid questions the mailing lists often
can't answer even if I don't have proof of buying the boxed set. I don't
like unlocking the server room, digging through stacks of software, etc to
try to figure out if I need an ID number to contact tech support. I want
it blazened to the home page that tech support will answer a question
anytime I need. Also they really could organize the web site and ftp site
a little better. It always takes me about twice as long to find what I
need for SuSE as it does for Mandrake (my other main distro). Debian is
usually a little better too. RedHat is about as hopeless as SuSE's site.
For home use I'd never pay so much for a boxed set. Given I don't need the
manuals and don't need a glossy box I usually just download a burn my own
or buy $5 white cd's from one of the online dealers. If SuSE had similar
CD's of their own for sale (and I knew it) I'd go w/ them even if it cost
a lil bit more just to give them their own profit. Especially if they had
a mini-boxed set w/ both PC and Mac versions in one case.
SuSE needs a groovy green binder that can be bought w/ such mini-boxed
sets similar to Yellow Dogs wasp binders. I carry my Yellow Dog notebook
with me everywhere and it gets them lots of free advertising because
everyone loves that binder. If SuSE sold such binders w/ a mini-box set of
SuSE and a quick-tips guide I'd gladly pay a decent price for them. We
could get one for each person in our tech staff to keep notes in etc. If
it had a PDA pocket added I'd be in love. :)
*^*^*^*
Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape
you. -- Albert Einstein
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Michael Hasenstein wrote:
> Samy Elashmawy wrote:
> >
> > How meny boxes at $79.99 do you expect a typical non comercial user to buy
> > a year at M$ type pricing. At $29.99 I have no problem buming up at each
> > dot version , but at $79.00 I will realy look closely at the product. If I
> ...
>
> You're wrong right from the start - we didn't sell a single box less
> with the new pricing, which is JUSTIFIED anyway. Slashing the price to
> $3 won't get us even 20% more sales (but a huge loss per box).
>
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Windows and I can use it on as many computers as I like. I would like to
see a PC/Mac combo distro from SuSE if they are going to charge so
much. I've never had need to call their tech support but I'd like it if I
knew I could contact someone for stupid questions the mailing lists often
can't answer even if I don't have proof of buying the boxed set. I don't
like unlocking the server room, digging through stacks of software, etc to
try to figure out if I need an ID number to contact tech support. I want
it blazened to the home page that tech support will answer a question
anytime I need. Also they really could organize the web site and ftp site
a little better. It always takes me about twice as long to find what I
need for SuSE as it does for Mandrake (my other main distro). Debian is
usually a little better too. RedHat is about as hopeless as SuSE's site.
For home use I'd never pay so much for a boxed set. Given I don't need the
manuals and don't need a glossy box I usually just download a burn my own
or buy $5 white cd's from one of the online dealers. If SuSE had similar
CD's of their own for sale (and I knew it) I'd go w/ them even if it cost
a lil bit more just to give them their own profit. Especially if they had
a mini-boxed set w/ both PC and Mac versions in one case.
SuSE needs a groovy green binder that can be bought w/ such mini-boxed
sets similar to Yellow Dogs wasp binders. I carry my Yellow Dog notebook
with me everywhere and it gets them lots of free advertising because
everyone loves that binder. If SuSE sold such binders w/ a mini-box set of
SuSE and a quick-tips guide I'd gladly pay a decent price for them. We
could get one for each person in our tech staff to keep notes in etc. If
it had a PDA pocket added I'd be in love. :)
*^*^*^*
Have the courage to take your own thoughts seriously, for they will shape
you. -- Albert Einstein
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Michael Hasenstein wrote:
> Samy Elashmawy wrote:
> >
> > How meny boxes at $79.99 do you expect a typical non comercial user to buy
> > a year at M$ type pricing. At $29.99 I have no problem buming up at each
> > dot version , but at $79.00 I will realy look closely at the product. If I
> ...
>
> You're wrong right from the start - we didn't sell a single box less
> with the new pricing, which is JUSTIFIED anyway. Slashing the price to
> $3 won't get us even 20% more sales (but a huge loss per box).
>
> --
> To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxx
> For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
> Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
>
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