Last I saw, for home use the price was $30. Home users simply don't need the whole $80 package, at least that was the rationalle at SuSE.
I'm both a home user, and a SOHO user on a shoe string budget for OSes. I like the features in the Pro edition (I don't want to give up any thing that was in 6.4!), but I definately can't pay $70 for it 2x or 3x a year.
$79.99 is nothing for most businesses but it is for home users 3x per year,
Right. $90/year if one chooses to update all three times. Unlike Microsoft, updates aren't force fed.
MS updates aren't force fed, where did you get that idea. Until recently my Windows setup was running Windows 98 (first edition)... I only upgraded because I wanted Win2k (so I'd see less BSOD's). I probably won't upgrade again for years.
Red Hat is still charging $80 for less than one gets in the $30 SuSE Personal package.
True, but RH shouldn't be a good comparison. They have been charging way to much for their Linux products for years. Caldera is much more reasonable, along with Mandrake (although Ben Rosenberg sounded like he had some trouble with it, just like I did), and Slackware (which I hear has a new GUI installer - anyone seen it?). -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm Christian Web Services Since 1996 tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ============== "If the atheists are right, I'll never know, but if I'm right, they will definitely know!"