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To: fyodor_ who wrote (72030)	2/20/2002 11:29:00 AM
From: bacchus_ii	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

RE:"That's well over $400 for an OS + productivity apps." Plus maintenance or leasing fee? 2 weeks ago, my brother who is IT for a big school-board (~5,000 computers) told me that the new M$ model was terrible for them. RE Danish local govt.:"The new terms incorporate a software leasing model" is the most irritating part of it. Gottfried

To: fyodor_ who wrote (72030)	2/20/2002 2:08:16 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Fyo, Couple of points: - You don't have to buy the OS or Office every year - Governments and large corporation don't keep buying keep buying new copies every year, they buy upgrades - They don't pay retail You can figure either paying an upgrade or OEM price (if the machines come with the OS installed) of $75 to $125 every 2 to 4 years, Office of some $150 to $250 every 2 to 4 years. I don't know about government in Denmark, but many corporations routinely skip versions. Any way, on the lowest extreme of my range, you pay $225 every 4 years, or little over $50 per year, on the other extreme, you pay $375 over 2 years, or almost $200 per year. With the discount a buyer of 55,000 copies, $100 is the right ballpark. Of course, this number is dwarfed by the support costs, which can be 10x the price of OS + productivity app. Custom apps can again add 5x to 10x the price of OS + Office. Joe