On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 11:01:39 +1000 Shane Broomhall (AUS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > James McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 18:52:21 -0400 > > > Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030805/latu094_1.html > > >> > > >> A desktop license is only $199; single CPU servers are $699. > > >> After October 15th, prices go up, so act now! Fucking bastards. > > >> > > > > > > I bet this sells about as well as Yugos! > > > > > > > So hang on the court case hasn't even proved yes or no regarding > > SCO's > > claims... what would possess anyone to pay over money for a license? > > > i would be guessing fear, and the desire to save money. If people > perceive that they will be saving money by getting in early, they > might go for it. Most will not question the need to purchase, unless > they are better informed. > > If MS or Novell, or someone else walked into a comercial business and > stated you need to buy X ammount of licences to be legal, most would > not question would they, especially if they thought that they were > getting a special rate, and would avoid prosecution. > > If they get some peple paying money havent the had a win ?? even if it > fails in court ?? > If SCO wins in court (unlikely), everyone will be pushed to buy a license (they'll just hire the BSA enforcement goons^H^H^H^H^Hteam that M$ uses). If SCO loses (likely), all the suckers that bought licenses (along with a whole slew of others) will sue SCO (SCO will, however, be out of business and broke long before their trial). Ciao, David A. Bandel -- Focus on the dream, not the competition. Nemesis Racing Team motto GPG key autoresponder: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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