LinuxCentral also sells the SuSE distribution for $34.95. Both LinuxCentral and CheapBytes are listed on the SuSE home page as authorized distributors of the SuSE distribution. I believe you may be missing my point. I have absolutely NOTHING against SuSE's distribution. In fact, I'd like to buy it. However, I don't want to buy 5.2 now and in a few weeks buy 5.3 at the full retail price. If two companies are selling the complete SuSE distribution for $34.95 then that to me is the street value of the product. If these companies were also offering the subscription program at a similiarly reduced price (ie. $34.95 - $15.00 = $20.00) then I would simply go out and buy. t seems though that only SuSE sells the subscriptions. If I'm wrong please let me know (I'm sure you will :) !!). Gerry On 18-Jul-98 Fred A. Miller wrote:
gerry doris wrote:
SuSE's subscription price of $34.95US is exactly the same as the retail price for the complete distribution offered by CheapBytes.
To
my mind the subscription price = street price = full retail price.
I fail to see any benefit to subscribing other than I receive the upgrades (and invoice) automatically. I still maintain that SuSE should have a more attractive upgrade (or subscription) price for it's users.
NO ONE sells retail as cheap as CheapBytes. Everyone else is much higher. $34.95 is a real bargin, IMHO, I don't think there's any room for complaint.
Fred
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