Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Charlie M. wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > September 22, 2003 12:12 pm, Vincent Danen wrote: > > > On Mon Sep 22, 2003 at 10:11:37AM -0700, James > > > Sparenberg > > wrote: > > > > > > One side, > > > > > > > > > > > > This statement by RH was made before the > > > > > > release of 9.... 9 is in the stores all that was > > > > > > dropped was the less profitable high end boxed > > > > > > sets. (those costing $100.00 US +) the lower end > > > > > > boxed sets are still on the shelves. > > > > > > > > > > Ahhh... ok, thanks for the clarification, James. > > > > > So they "cheap" boxes are still being produced, > > > > > just not the more expensive ones. > > > > > > > > > > Interesting. > > > > > > > > It seems that the low end boxes move. The high end > > > > boxes mostly get back routed through the channel. > > > > (the go to the stores, they come back.) It seems > > > > thought there is room for one more "version" a disk > > > > only set. Cheaper to produce, and a lot of people (a > > > > lot not all) don't need / want the book. Advantage > > > > here. The book is, the most expensive part to > > > > produce. Heck include a "gift Certificate" for the > > > > book through the mail or just put it on a > > > > documentation disk that can be read/printed from > > > > winders. > > > > > > Agreed on the book part and, IIRC, it comes on the CDs > > > or at least it's available online. > > > > > > Here's an idea tho... I was recently in a local > > > bookstore that caters to *NIX junkies and saw some > > > Yellowdog packages there. The cool thing is, tho, that > > > they came in a regular DVD case, just like a movie. > > > I'm wondering if there is a place for the powerpack > > > (DVD-only) being produced in this way. No manual, no > > > CDs, just the one DVD and your registration card. > > > > YES! > > > > Sorry for shouting but I know at least ten people here in > > Edmonton that would jump at that if it were available. 2 > > would buy from Mandrake store if they could, the others > > either don't use credit cards on-line or don't use credit > > cards at all.
whoops! i forgot to mention that there are options other than using a credit card for payment on mandrakestore. i quote the first page of the checkout sequence, "Please note that orders paid by bank transfer, check or PayPal are processed once/twice a week upon receipt of the payment in our accounts.", which show three alternate payment options other thgan credit cards for customers to use. :) > > > > I've said it before; some of my friends are as weird as > > I. > > > > Regards; > > Charlie > > guys....$54 check it out. > http://www.mandrakestore.com/mdkinc/index.php?PAGE=tab_0/menu_2.php&id_art=277&LANG_=en#GOTO_277 > -- Alan
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