On Tue, 2002-03-26 at 22:30, Brian Parish wrote: > Hang on Ric - I won't flame you, but I will correct your math. > StarOffice 6 comes IN the boxed set, so let's start by revising the > figures down to $168. Now we can flame accurately ;-)
6.0 is in the boxed set? Are you sure about that? Dang. Changes my whole formula. Ok, so now it only costs as much as Win XP ;) Ric > > Brian > > On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 16:48, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > > The full title of this: > > > > The little operating system that could, and the little company that > > couldn't. > > > > Meaning of course Linux, and Mandrake. > > > > I'm a newly disgruntled user. Don't mis-read that. I'm not a new user by > > any means. I still have my RedHat 3.x disks on the shelf. I'm just newly > > disgruntled. > > > > Why? > > I'm tired of things that don't work "consistantly". > > I'm tired of hostile "help lists" that love nothing more than to flame > > anyone who dares to have a contradictory opinion. > > I'm tired of the "partially finished" software, and having to argue over > > the value of a much needed function, just because the DOD (Developer of > > the Day) doesn't want to include it. > > I'm tired of seeing an application with possibilities dissapear because > > the developer graduated, and got a job. > > > > But mostly, I'm tired of paying more, and more for it all. And having > > the distributors constantly stick their hand out for more. > > > > It used to be that Linux was openly free. It was meant to be that way. > > But then the companies came in, and saw a way to make money from Linus' > > child, and built distributions. Ok, distributions were a good thing. > > Rolling your own was a bear! > > > > Even those used to be totally free. You were encouraged to download it. > > They still are in a way. But now Mandrake is taking it upon themselves > > to make you feel guilty for that, and even worse, making you a second > > class citizen. > > You can't get the same distributino from download, as you can by buying > > a boxed set. You can't get StarOffice 6.0 without "Belonging to the > > Club". Can't get this, can't get that. BAH! > > > > Seems to me that Linus' little "free" operating system is now costing as > > much as windows, without the benefit of the off the shelf software. > > > > 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. And you can't even go down to the local > > software store and buy a game for it. Or a business accounting package, > > or a decent CD Label Printing Package. or.... > > > > Ok, yep, I'll keep running it, because I like it. I'm just disgruntled. > > > > If you all want to turn on the jets, and flame me for it, fine. I just > > felt the need to share a few points that just fry me from time to time. > > Thanks for listening. > > > > JMHO-YMMV > > > > Ric > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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