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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive?
Date: 12 Oct 2006 05:07:36 -0500
Date: 2006-10-12T05:07:36-05:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Ng$G4Iaho7Mb@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1160631304.552665.260340@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com

In article <1160631304.552665.260340@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, "Adrian Hoe" <abyhoe@gmail.com> writes:
> On Oct 12, 11:17 am, sg <a...@skynet.org.pl_WITHOUT> wrote:
>> Adrian Hoe napisa=B3(a):
>>
>>
>> > well, but what if I want just a compiler without any support and just
>> for 3 seats... not for 5, and not with GPL?
> 
> Exactly what we wanted for 3 only but still have to pay for 5. Wish
> they can be more flexible.

The president of ACT has said that below a certain level it is _more_
expensive for them to support a smaller number of users than a larger
number.  When one gets to 5 users, there is some self-help provided
between people in the customer organization.



  reply	other threads:[~2006-10-12 10:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-10-06 17:36 [/.] Why is OSS Commercial Software So Expensive? Martin Krischik
2006-10-12  1:19 ` Adrian Hoe
2006-10-12  3:17   ` sg
2006-10-12  5:35     ` Adrian Hoe
2006-10-12 10:07       ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2006-10-12 11:43         ` sg
2006-10-12 11:49           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2006-10-12 16:49           ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-12 18:12             ` Samuel Tardieu
2006-10-12 18:28               ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-13 11:35                 ` Samuel Tardieu
2006-10-13 16:36                   ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-14  0:38                     ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2006-10-14  6:57                       ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-14  6:57                       ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-14 10:34                       ` Björn Persson
2006-10-14 21:06                   ` Stephen Leake
2006-10-16 19:27             ` Michael Bode
2006-10-16 19:50               ` Pascal Obry
2006-10-16 20:35                 ` Michael Bode
2006-10-17  0:57                   ` Randy Brukardt
2006-10-17 18:05                     ` Michael Bode
2006-10-14  7:41           ` Stephen Leake
2006-10-12 18:39   ` Stephen Leake
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