Xen plus OpenQRM is beginning to sound very interesting to me... Kurt
On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 20:59, Kelsey, John <[email protected]> wrote: > VMWare did the exact same thing to us. We were out of support when we > wanted to go to VSphere 4. Had to pay the previous year's support before we > could upgrade, essentially paying for an entire year of support that we > never used or needed. Highway robbery! > > > ******************************* > *John C. Kelsey > *DuBois Regional Medical Center > (: 814.375.3073 > *: [email protected] > ******************************* > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 03, 2010 20:30 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Rediculous Support Clause > > And the ones that tax the system should pay more. Maybe we should make > this discussion political J > > > > What product are we talking about btw? I know VMWare tried to pull this > same thing on us. > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:28 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Rediculous Support Clause > > > > And for every customer that doesn't need/use support, there are 5 that tax > the system. > > It tends to balance out. > > > -ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker > Sent from my Verizon Smartphone > ------------------------------ > > *From: *Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> > > *Date: *Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:24:06 -0800 > > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > > *Subject: *RE: Rediculous Support Clause > > > > Unfortunately that may be true, but they have a great product and it is > VERY stable. We did not renew our support with them after we had it for 3 > years, because we never needed it. Three years later when we wanted to > upgrade to a current version, we got hit with 3 years of past support plus > the current year and one additional year, even though we never needed a darn > thing. Again, it is time to renew, but we have no plans on using the > support for another 3+ years. Ugh! > > > > *Jeff Johnson* > > *Systems Administrator* > > 714-773-2600 Office > > 714-773-6351 Fax > > [image: hydraflow] > > > > *From:* Gary Whitten [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:14 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Rediculous Support Clause > > > > Sounds like 'We have you where we want you so we can dictate terms'. I > don't understand why you think it wouldn't be legal as nothing says they > have to reinstate you at all. Playing Devil's Advocate here, it's highly > likely that if you're in a position to need to be reinstated, it's because > something has gone wrong and is likely to be expensive for them. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Jeff Johnson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:59 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: Rediculous Support Clause > > Here is a clause in an agreement that I have never understood nor agreed > with. I am curious if it is even legal??? > > > > In the event You desire support to be reinstated following expiration, You > agree: 1) to pay a reinstatement fee equal to the current annual support > fee and any unpaid support fees from the date of expiration to the date of > reinstatement; *and* 2) to pay for at least one additional year of support > services from the date of reinstatement. > > > > *Jeff Johnson* > > *Systems Administrator* > > 714-773-2600 Office > > 714-773-6351 Fax > > [image: hydraflow] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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