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- From: papresco@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Paul Prescod)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD? (long)
- Message-ID: <BxG6q9.LLI@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu>
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <Bx6CD6.BuF@unix.amherst.edu> <1992Nov6.114310.6436@global.hacktic.nl> <BxD53L.37n@unix.amherst.edu>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 12:01:20 GMT
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- >How much is NT projected to cost?
-
- NT will be priced to SELL. It depends on the competition at the time. Right
- now Bill Gates is sweating about OS/2, so it will probably be in the$200-$300
- range.
-
- >>No support, no handholding.
- >
- >Support and handholding comes free on the net. I'm seeing a number of
- >places in trade magazines that offer support for Linux and BSD:
- >installation, troubleshooting, consulting, and so on. So you get the
- >OS for free and pay a small fee for support. Competitive, at least.
-
- Huh? What net? I've never heard of the net? I just want to get a computer
- to run my carpentry business on, and this guy tells me to get a modem
- and a TCP/IP connection? Huh? Whadda ya mean?
-
- And where am I supposed to GET this free OS with no access to the net in
- the first place? And how much is this "small fee" for support? $300?
- $400? $500? and how long is it for?
-
- Users get a "nice warm feeling" from BUYING things in a store.
-
- I dont' know how many times I've told people, "Yes, Telix/Telemate/4dos/pkzip
- is shareware, but it's actually GOOD." and they look at me with an "Who are
- you kidding" look. If nobody makes a profit from it, nobody has to improve
- it. Worse, if nobody's survival depends on it, it never has to be upgraded.
-