...see below... > -----Original Message----- > From: Bagotronix Tech Support [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:47 AM > > Free software can be great, but it won't save the world. Commercial > software can be great, but it's straying further and further from the good > value it should be. I should be able to buy a boxed retail OS for $39, a > great boxed office package for $39, and a boxed RAD IDE compiler > for $199 or less. Since this is not the case, Linux and other free software > is the next best alternative. And it will remain so, until the software > producers wake up and realize their prices are too high.
Don't you think if it were easy (or even possible) to make money -- to stay in business -- at those prices, that there would be companies doing it?!? Most of the folks on this list are hardware people. I've been developing & selling software for 20 years, and I can tell you IT AIN'T EASY. Delivering quality software takes a lot of time and a lot of talent, which = $$$. Dwight. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
