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- From: fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: opinions on unix systems
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.000219.12533@compu.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 00:02:19 GMT
- References: <9207232024.AA11443@fsa.enel.ucalgary.ca> <Bry5A9.KEE@trauma.rn.com> <1992Jul26.225842.6510@compu.com> <Bs1osx.1ox@trauma.rn.com>
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- larry@trauma.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
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- >>>According to talk here, several previous SCO fans have (or will be)
- >>>jumping off the SCO bandwagon after SCO announced the ODT update pricing..
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- >how much for the developers package update, and unlimited users update?
- On CD-ROM you're looking at $450
- The unlimited server is $595
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- >I though MD was complaining about the upgrade for a complete system costing
- >$800-$1000...
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- That's a pretty nice neighborhood. I wonder what those developers charge for
- releasing upgrades to 'their' software? I wonder what those developers charge
- for annual support to 'their' customers? I wonder how those developers stay
- in business long enough to bother with any of the above if they don't charge
- for 'their' labor?
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- Most users, of course, only pay the minimal personal upgrade fee. For large
- systems with lots of users $595 is quickly diluted to meaningless dollars per
- seat.
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- If developers can't afford $450 for an upgrade to a practically new release,
- maybe they shouldn't be doing development work and go back to just being a
- user.
-
- Fred
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