The Magic Nose Goblin wrote: 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.
Actually, based on your definition of a "loss-leader" in the first paragraph, the silly argument would be that opensuse IS a loss-leader and at the same time, that it's an important component to the revenue stream. A loss-leader's purpose is to increase the sales of the revenue generating components, so it can't be both. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org