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To: Alomex who wrote (23540)	3/16/1999 5:01:00 PM
From: Andrew Danielson	Respond to of 213176

<< Which means its only overpriced by about $400 dollars... I think OS X is good enough that it has a chance of catching up, if it is made competitive with Linux. At $499 it doesn't have a chance....>> I disagree. But first, I have to clear out one issue that is still confusing me. 1. Is there or is there not a per-client fee for using OS X Server? MacOSRumors states that the $499 price includes " a five-user limit on its Appleshare services" -------- 2. Linux software is free, but tech support is not, correct? Therefore, one has to factor that into a cost-comparison 3. The up-front cost of software like Linux or OS X Server borders on irrelevant for companies considering using one or the other. If there were a per-client fee for X (i.e., a scalable fee), it might be a different story. In the meantime, companies are going to choose the platform they view to be faster, more reliable, and EASIER TO USE. Sure, network administrators that deal with servers like these are "techies" used to the esoteric and arcane, but time is money, and if the more intuitive OS X interface make them more productive, then that's what companies are going to care about. Andrew