----- Original Message ----- From: Ric Tibbetts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mandrake Expert List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:48 AM Subject: [expert] The little operating system that could
> Don't believe me? Add it up. > > Average charge per new releass: > $69.00 per release. x 2 realeases per year. $138.00 > Shipping: $15.00 per boxed set 30.00 > "The Club" > $10 per month x 12 > (Remember, you need to belong to the > $10 per month club to get Staroffice 6.0) 120.00 > --------- > Cost of Mandrake, per year: $288.00 > > Congratulations. For the home user, the cost of ownership of Mandrake > has exceeded the cost of Win2k. If you buy the boxed set, don't you get SO6.0? No need to "join the club" to get it, so that would be double-counting. The club seems to be targeted to those that used the download CD's. I don't fault them for making money, but their management of their own business has been inconsistent and, well, conterproductive at times; they may yet survive it. I hope they do. Hoyt
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