>The pricing totally separates the products, no conflict or overlap at
>all.

Just like FreeBSD and Windows? I mean, agreed on paper. But, strangely
enough,  most  software  buyers still expect that price level, or lack
thereof,    directly    relates    to    supportability/compatibility/
functionality.  I  deal with such types all the time. And then there's
also the inverse effect, the ol' buying-your-vote trick. I could see a
press junket by Symantec being very successful, and you and I know how
much  marketing  has  done for certain, um, major players, despite the
even  more  black-and-white  price  comparison in certain cases (let's
call it $0-vs.-$!).

Situation:  Ipswitch  gets  a  sales call for Imail (which, for anyone
listening, I am fully behind as a mail server and implement constantly
for  customers.)  Sales  rep  fires up the ol' invoice form. "Anything
else  today, sir?" "What else've you got?" "We're running a special on
Symantec  Whatever  for  Imail,  which  is  our  preferred  anti-virus
solution." "Well, as long as I've got the company card out...."

I'm not saying they can't do it, I'm saying let's be vigilant.

Blah, blah, blah,

Sandy


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