on 18/7/02 16:22, Fernando Ubiria at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > for a UNIX system, you usually "buy" a license for one computer. > When you got a new version, you will pay for it, but usually not the > full price. It is considered an update, not a new license. The > maintenance patches are usually free. > > The price for an upgrade of SUSE linux is something like 60% of the > full price, it is never like if you where buying it for the first > time. > > Considering that, I would pay something like $69 for an upgrade from > 10.1.5 to 10.2. > This upgrade means a better Finder and the BSD layer goes from 4.2 to 4.4. > If I must pay the full price, I will wait for 10.3 and probably have > a newer BSD layer. > > Rgds, Fernando
Neither case (UNIX or Linux) has the upgrades being free. $129 is just where Apple decided to put the cost of the next version. One thing that I see becoming a problem is having a myriad of versions out there. If Apple were to sell 10.2 as an update (as per 10.1 for $20 or whatever) then you'd have people in the messy situation of having OS X 10.0, updating their system with 10.1, then applying 10.2 OVER that again. Although I'm not overly joyed at the prospect of buying another OS, I don't mind it if the enticement is strong enough. Performance improvements would certainly be worth shelling out for -- OS X 10.0 brought UNIX (yes, I recognise the semantics involved Ryan) to Mac with its stability. 10.1 brought significant improvements to the OS that took it out of beta status and heralded the beginning of OS X proper. They've probably spent more $$$ updating 10.1->10.2 than, say their change from 8.6 to 9.0. They need to recover that somehow. Yes, I think $129 is a touch high, but, then again, what is the standard by which we measure pricing? (UNIX licencing agreements are not a good model here since UNIXes used to cost an arm and a leg (cost recovery up front)) The jump from 8.6 -> 9.0 was the cost of an OS. How much did M$ charge for Windows 98 -> 98 SE (did they?)? I'll probably wait one week before upgrading (that's probably how long it'll take the university book store to get the packages ;) (we used to have an institutional agreement with Apple, but Apple now wants institutions to buy 1000 licences at a time and the university can't move that many (much cheaper than package licences... alas, that is the way the cookie crumbles) :(. Eric. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
