Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 17:07:59 -0600 From: Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net> To: John Kelly <jak@cetlink.net> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, toasty@home.dragondata.com, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.0 -release ? Message-ID: <19971204170759.15538@mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <348839a9.79109795@mail.cetlink.net>; from John Kelly on Thu, Dec 04, 1997 at 11:17:09PM %2B0000 References: <199712042148.OAA00918@usr02.primenet.com> <348839a9.79109795@mail.cetlink.net>
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On Thu, Dec 04, 1997 at 11:17:09PM +0000, John Kelly wrote: > On Thu, 4 Dec 1997 21:48:54 +0000 (GMT), Terry Lambert > <tlambert@primenet.com> wrote: > > >> Why is it a shame to lose users who don't pay anything for the > >> software in the first place? > > > >Because of the economics of porting decisions made by commercial > >software companies, for one. > > But if they won't pay anything for the OS how much will they pay for > some app ported by a commercial vendor? > > John Nonsense. I'll pay what the application is worth, which, if its something I need, might be real money indeed. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly to FULL DS-3 Service | NEW! K56Flex support on ALL modems Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost
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