23 Apr
2012
23 Apr
'12
4:40 p.m.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:12:19PM +0100, Dave Wade wrote:
On 23/04/2012 20:14, Tony Duell wrote:
One thing that always puzzles me is that if Oracle Solaris boxes are
so reliable why does a years support on one cost so much more
(typically 5 to 8 times more) than a years support on an similar
spec IBM or HP Intel or AMD box?
Two effects at work:
- they're gonna charge as much as the market will bear and not a cent less
- the "it is expensive, it must be good" fallacy
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
This is
one thing that's quite backwards about our society. "I saw it
with my own friggin' eyes" is discounted as "not necessarily true or
reliable".
Well, actually, people's evidence can be very unrliable, either
deliberately or innocently. So, yes, there is no reason why anyone should
believe anythign I say. But equally, I do believe what I observe
(probably incorrectly in some cases), at least until I've got further
relaiable evidence (not just 'I am telling you') to modify it.
-tony