Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3434 mails)

[The Magic Nose Goblin <magicnosegoblin65@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote:
> On 2008-02-06T12:19:05, Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Revenue that was not enough to keep the ball rolling.
> > >  in contrast, openSUSE is a loss-leader, and
> > > > generates ZERO revenue for Novell.
> > > It does generate it, but indirectly.
> > That's sophistry.
>
> No, it is not. Novell is well aware of the importance of openSUSE to our
> revenue stream, even if it cannot be directly measured.
>
> If it was a true loss-leader, we wouldn't be doing it. I hope, as a
> share holder ;-)

The purpose of a "loss-leader" is to INCREASE SALES of other
higher-priced (and more profitable) products.

For example, grocery stores (at least in the U.S.) typically run
sales on chicken and/or ground beef, selling below their cost
because once a customer is in the store, they typically buy
MORE STUFF.

To argue that opensuse isn't a loss-leader and at the
same time, argue that it's an important component to
the revenue stream is just plain silly.



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