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RE: [SLE] SUSE Linux 10.0 Retail Box a Step Backwards
- From: "Greg Wallace" <jgregw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 19:36:26 -0800
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On Thursday, October 06, 2005 @ 7:26 PM, Lee wrote:
>On Thursday 06 October 2005 08:36 pm, Carl Hartung wrote:
>> On Thursday 06 October 2005 19:52, Scott Leighton wrote:
>> > Well, 10.0 just arrived at my house, and I am disappointed
>> > right off the bat by the packaging.
>> >
>> > Unlike 9.3, which had a very nice plastic holder for all the
>> > CDs and DVDs, 10.0 has a cheap cardboard box with the 5
>> > CDs and 1 DVD contained within with paper wrappers.
>> >
>> > The graphics are nice, but the overall box package is
>> > a major step backwards from where it was with
>> > SUSE Pro 9.3.
>> >
>> > Scott
>>
>> Hi Scott,
>>
>> A lower price makes SUSE more affordable to more people. I understand
>> your feelings, but you're not being entirely rational. You paid a lot
>> more for 9.3, too. Did you think they could cut your price that much
>> *and* ship all the same "goodies"? Not realistic.
>>
>> Take some of the money you saved this time and buy a $5 "plastic
>> holder" that fancies you and "quit yer bitchin'" IMHO, the packaging
>> is but a "needle" in a very large "haystack" of quality software. And
>> I was taught early on "If you can't say something nice, don't say
>> anything at all."
>>
>> What about you?
>>
>> - Carl
>==========
>Carl,
>I don't see where you figure Novell cut the price? Stop and think a
>minute about it. The box we get now is not comparable to the Pro
>version that was out, not at all. It's not even comparable to the
>Update box we got before and it was only $59.95! From what I can see,
>this should be another $5 to $10 less than the Update package, then we
>would have a price cut. Without a source DVD & Admin printed manual,
>the only price cut anyone saw was Novell.
>I do agree that the CD/DVD holders are of little value and as
>inexpensive as they are in the stores, so cut the whining and get a
>better one! ;o)
>The real big thing I'm wondering about is; are there stickers, etc in
>the box this time!! ;o)
>end of line
>Lee
My box contained --
*) Media
*) START-UP Manual (user manual)
*) Linux magazine subscription promo
*) Novell Linux Small Business Suite / Novell Connection Magazine promo
*) Digital River Packing List (interesting that it was sealed up in the box
with everything else)
Greg Wallace
>On Thursday 06 October 2005 08:36 pm, Carl Hartung wrote:
>> On Thursday 06 October 2005 19:52, Scott Leighton wrote:
>> > Well, 10.0 just arrived at my house, and I am disappointed
>> > right off the bat by the packaging.
>> >
>> > Unlike 9.3, which had a very nice plastic holder for all the
>> > CDs and DVDs, 10.0 has a cheap cardboard box with the 5
>> > CDs and 1 DVD contained within with paper wrappers.
>> >
>> > The graphics are nice, but the overall box package is
>> > a major step backwards from where it was with
>> > SUSE Pro 9.3.
>> >
>> > Scott
>>
>> Hi Scott,
>>
>> A lower price makes SUSE more affordable to more people. I understand
>> your feelings, but you're not being entirely rational. You paid a lot
>> more for 9.3, too. Did you think they could cut your price that much
>> *and* ship all the same "goodies"? Not realistic.
>>
>> Take some of the money you saved this time and buy a $5 "plastic
>> holder" that fancies you and "quit yer bitchin'" IMHO, the packaging
>> is but a "needle" in a very large "haystack" of quality software. And
>> I was taught early on "If you can't say something nice, don't say
>> anything at all."
>>
>> What about you?
>>
>> - Carl
>==========
>Carl,
>I don't see where you figure Novell cut the price? Stop and think a
>minute about it. The box we get now is not comparable to the Pro
>version that was out, not at all. It's not even comparable to the
>Update box we got before and it was only $59.95! From what I can see,
>this should be another $5 to $10 less than the Update package, then we
>would have a price cut. Without a source DVD & Admin printed manual,
>the only price cut anyone saw was Novell.
>I do agree that the CD/DVD holders are of little value and as
>inexpensive as they are in the stores, so cut the whining and get a
>better one! ;o)
>The real big thing I'm wondering about is; are there stickers, etc in
>the box this time!! ;o)
>end of line
>Lee
My box contained --
*) Media
*) START-UP Manual (user manual)
*) Linux magazine subscription promo
*) Novell Linux Small Business Suite / Novell Connection Magazine promo
*) Digital River Packing List (interesting that it was sealed up in the box
with everything else)
Greg Wallace
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