On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 08:22, civileme wrote: > On Wednesday 26 February 2003 12:36 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 10:50 pm, civileme wrote: > > > On Tuesday 25 February 2003 11:12 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > On Tuesday 25 Feb 2003 7:43 pm, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > > > The bottom line is that if you use the LM distros and you have the > > > > > extra jack, which amounts to the cost of a magazine subscription, > > > > > then you should be sending that money to the Mandrake club or getting > > > > > a boxed set from Mandrakesoft. That's only the right thing to do. > > > > > This should be punctuated with the realization that the survival of > > > > > the company, the paychecks of the development teams, the other > > > > > employee's paychecks and the quality of life of their families are > > > > > all at stake. In other words a little compassion and a magazine > > > > > subscription will go a long way, not just for you truly but also for > > > > > the future of everybody else involved. > > > > > > > > LX - I have read your views on this before, and I do agree with them. > > > > Am I right in thinking, though, that it benefits MandrakeSoft more if I > > > > use downloads and use the savings on the club? Last time I bought a > > > > boxed set, but if this is so I will use the downloads and go for an > > > > upgraded club membership. > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > If you buy a boxed set from mandrakestore, they see about half the > > > proceeds. If you buy a boxed set from a computer store or office supply, > > > they see about $4 for out of the price. > > > > > > If you buy a club membership, they see more than half of the proceeds > > > after covering costs. > > > > Civileme - interested from a business pov - 'covering costs' of the club? > > I imagine most of that is labour costs? Presumably there are optimum > > numbers of club members for those costs? If we get more members, would the > > 'share' received increase? > > > > Anne > > > Of course. It is a far superior purchase for both sides unless someone really > needs support, in which case a packaged product or one of the products sold > wiht extensive support (like MNF) is the customer's choice. But for many > users, Mandrake Club is the win/win situation. > > Civileme
Still I hope for one thing. That this time the 9.1 boxes will be on the shelves BEFORE everyone has downloaded a copy. Yes 89 bucks for an OS and a tone of software is a heck of a deal. But it seems like less of one when you've already burned your own CD. James
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