Re: Unfair WO4 pricing - the attitude of apple

[mmalcolm crawford]

Afshin wrote:
> Obviously any price in the world is subject to negociation, but I
> don't want to bother others about any terms that we strike up with Apple.
>
Please, shut up until you've done so, then report back on whether Apple has  
been flexible or not (although I'm sure the rep will ask you not to comment  
on specifics).

You wrote earlier:
> 2. I know simultaneous users != total users, but in the case of intranet
> applications, where users come in at 9AM and leave at 5PM and use the app
> in between, simultaneous users usually DOES equal total users.
>
Generally false.  You assume they will all be using it 100% of their time.
The new system does not simply get to 50 transactions in one minute and then  
stop.  There is some averaging involved, so that in some minutes you can get  
a much heavier load.

I think you are being far too harsh on Apple here -- in general the new  
system makes a lot more sense.  If you had had 51 users and Apple had said  
"OK, so you owe us $17,499" would you have paid up?

mmalc.