Tim Spriggs wrote: > John Weekley wrote: >> Someone from Sun told me a few years ago (ca. 2000 or >> so) that it cost Sun $17.00 per download, I don't recall how many >> successful downloads there were, but about the only money that flowed >> was from Sun to it's ISP's. >> > That is an amazing amount per download. I'm curious as to how that > figure was calculated and how relevant it is today. I can't say how it was calculated since I've never worked for Sin, and the figure may not be relevant today. But there's still a cost per download which new users may or may not choose to subsidize by buying Sun products and services. My point was that new users should not b;e considered revenue. Potential revenue, yes, but not "money in the bank."
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