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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (47860)3/11/2002 4:49:54 PM
From: Steve Lee  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 64865
 
"How long do you think people will be willing to spend $300 for software to run on a $200 computer when a free alternative is available?"

For as long as the free alternatives are so inferior as to make people prefer to spend $300.

People still buy MS Office instead of using the free Star Office. Why do you think that is?



To: Charles Tutt who wrote (47860)3/11/2002 5:26:18 PM
From: DiViT  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 64865
 
Solaris is free but the HW starts at $900, so why won't people switch from a $900 Solaris/Sparc to a $200 computer with a free OS?