Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:47:52 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDI and Marketing 101 Message-ID: <3AE8F9F8.72FF174F@elischer.org> References: <5.0.2.1.0.20010426185733.023fbec0@mail.etinc.com> <5.0.2.1.0.20010426185733.023fbec0@mail.etinc.com> <5.0.2.1.0.20010426195703.03222e50@mail.etinc.com>
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Dennis wrote:
>
> At 08:12 PM 04/26/2001, David O'Brien wrote:
> >On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 07:03:47PM -0400, Dennis wrote:
> > > I saw BSDIs retail product of FreeBSD in a local bookstore the other day,
> > > and it became sadly clear why LINUX, although highly inferior, is so much
> > > more widely used. Right next to Freebsd (priced at $129.95) was Mandrake
> > > LINUX for $29.95.
> >
> >I should use your quote from this morning... but I won't.
> >You don't understand channel marketing. And I'll just leave it at that.
>
> Actually I do. Channel marketing requires a marketing base, which they dont
> have. You have to establish a base before you can gouge.
>
> I know that 0 X 129. < anything X 29.
Denis is certainly right about this..
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