On Aug 1, 2010, at 11:35 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: >> From: [email protected] [mailto:opensolaris- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brandon Hume >> >>> Or you just pay $400/yr to have a paid license with >>> updates. >> >> I wish you'd be careful throwing around absolute numbers like that. >> That value is *your* quote. I'm happy for you that you work for a >> company that can demand such a low support cost. It must be a large >> company, or at least a big customer. > > It was a rough number. Any schmo can get that. Here's how I got that > number: > Go to http://dell.com and browse to find a server which supports solaris. > Select "No operating system." Make a note of the price. Then select the > various solaris options, and see how the price changes. I believe it's $450 > for solaris & 1yr basic support, or $1200 for 3 yrs. > > If you were quoted $1000 or more, it's for a higher level of support, or a > longer term of contract. Or else it's a ripoff.
Maybe this is a situation like that with Windows -- if you buy a PC with Windows installed, you get a discount, because the PC builder has a special business relationship with Microsoft that entitles them to a discount. If you buy your own copy at retail, you pay a lot more, because Microsoft doesn't have a business relationship with you. -- David Brodbeck System Administrator, Linguistics University of Washington _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
