> That's the point. Companies like RedHat don't make their money > selling the OS; they make it on support.
Glad I was able to put an underscore on the point. I was stating my observation in support of your point, not countering it - I promise <g>... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] MICROSOFT WINDOWS OUSTED AT CALIFORNIA > SCHOOLDISTRICT|SearchOpenSource.com > > > On Mar 7, 2007, at 6:24 AM, mrgmhale wrote: > > > Selling (reselling license for) VFP or a Windows OS, not a penny. > > Licensing > > the solutions I created based Windows & VFP, plenty enough since I > > released > > my first VFP commercial app in 2001. > > That's the point. Companies like RedHat don't make their money > selling the OS; they make it on support. No OS - not Windows, not > Mac, not Linux - can deployed enterprise-wide without requiring some > support. Companies that provide that support will be the ones making > money - there's your profit motive. > > Does anyone think that once a company pays for their Windows > licenses that they have no further costs associated with running > Windows? > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
