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From: Bernie Doehner <bad@ee.WPI.EDU>
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> Jeff> WHAT??!!!! I just DON'T understand this! If Executor didn't
> Jeff> exist, the only alternative would be to BUY A MAC. That is
> Jeff> MUCH more that $50.00 Therefore Executor is worth MORE than
> Jeff> $50.00.
The real thing is always better than an emulator. Used SE/30's can be
bought for $300.
> Jeff> I am a Linux user as well, Bernie. Remember that the GNU
> Jeff> PUBLIC LICENSE and the FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION have NOTHING
> Jeff> to do with software that doesn't cost any money. The 'FREE'
> Jeff> that they refer to is your FREEDOM to access the source code
> Jeff> and modify it.
Apparently everyone missed my point. By keeping the current prize
structure, even after going beta or production, you will have many more
legal customers than you would by going to 2 or 3 times that and eliminating
educational discount. My reason for bringing Linux into this is that
if it weren't for Linux and the FreeBSD groups, many of us very limited
financial resources would never be able to afford an SCO or ISC Unix
License. NOWHERE did I state that I think Executor should be totally
free. Agreed it is a fine product and ARDI deserves compensation for it,
but please be REASONABLE about what you end up charging for it!!!
This might well be a mute point, since plans for ed. discount haven't
been disclosed. If you do end up keeping ed. discount at or around $50
for the Linux/svgalib 2.00 or post 2.00, I for one, will one of the
first to order. Also, if ed. discount is still a possibility for your
future prize rates, PLEASE consider offering ed. discount on direct
purchases and don't insist on having to purchase through college
bookstores, which quite often have a huge markup of their own.
My original comments were NOT meant as flame bait, although they
certainly turned out as such. I know I am just a voice among many, but I
feel like some feedback on the future prize rates can help Cliff and
ARDI to figure out the optimum balance between charging too much and
turning potential legal customers away and keeping the per license
profits high, and charging less, gaining more legal customers, more
total profits, although at the cost of per license profits. Well, I saw
at least one other response from someone with much deeper pockets who
wouldn't mind spending $100, so there you have at least 2 voices from
