THere is also that interesting attitude about "Cheap" getting no respect and if something is expensive it must be good. Go figure. JLK On Thursday 08 February 2001 15:59, Gary wrote:
On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 03:25:40PM -0600 or thereabouts, Jerry Kreps wrote:
Have to agree with you, Gary. SuSE's new pricing structure is sound. Three levels: $30 $49 (upgrade) $79 Pro. Those 6 CDs are stuffed to the brime. A collection of M$ software that would do the same would around $10,000, if not more.... JLK
Hi Jerry, Thanks, it really makes sense, as this is the way other distros have gone, but many take for granted, perhaps, the value of the distro, as what it is totally capable of, as well as the superb manuals that others do not have in their distros. I think to a large degree, price points are also dictated by market acceptance, and what competition is doing, except for RH of course, they are so far out of it... one of the problems when having to report to shareholders...<g> Did you know that RH certification costs about $2500? $1900 for the 4 days prior to the test, in class, and then the rest for the test itself... What a rip.
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