23 Apr
2012
23 Apr
'12
3:45 p.m.
On Apr 23, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Dave Wade wrote:
On 23/04/2012 23:11, David Riley wrote:
I don't think that differs fundamentally from "the market will bear
it". Here we come back to P.T. Barnum and his d(suckers)/dT = 1/min
equation.
I mean, there are reasons for all manner of pricing on support
contracts, but they generally come down to "what will people pay for
this?" and "how can we amortize our development and support costs?".
- Dave
On Apr 23, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Dave Wade wrote:
Perhaps more cynical is that they want you to think that if its that expensive it
must be good? 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?
The cynic in me wants to say, "Because the market will bear
it."