From: rchen@fraser.sfu.ca (Robert Chen) Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Alpha release Linux/GNU/X unix clone on CDROM for PC's Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1992 21:40:08 GMT
In article <1f1epbINNekq@smurf.sti.com> westes@smurf.sti.com (Will Estes) writes:
>This is a bit embarrassing to have to point out, but did you realize
>that Microsoft is selling Windows/NT on CD-ROM for $69? I mean, is
>Microsoft's proprietary 32-bit operating system even more free than free GNU
>UNIX? :)
>
Ha ha ha ha ha! Sorry, but that is very humorous. Do you honestly
thing that /when/ NT is released you will have a development system or
networking? If you think you are going to get either for $69, you
have been talking to different people at MS than me. Try >$600 for a
development system just for starters. I will bet that "NT for
workgroups" will be price comparable to Novel. And we won't even begin to talk
about source licenses (if they even grant any).
Personally, I think $99 is WAY UNDER PRICED. I find Linux to be very
comparable at this point to SCO ODT, which sets you back >$2000 for a
multiuser copy. Saying that $99 is overpriced for a complete X
window/C++ development platform is the silliest thing I have heard in
a long time.
- Ken