[TriLUG] VMWare pricing

[rpjday]

On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Chris Merrill wrote:

> "Rev. Christian J Hedemark" wrote:
> > $300 for that is highway robbery.
>
> Maybe I'm the only one...but I think $300 is quite reasonable
> pricing.  At less than $1/day over a year, the time it saves
> me in rebooting (in a dual-boot configuration) is well
> worth the price.  If you prefer the dual machine option, the
> expense of maintaining another piece of hardware (backups,
> desk space, etc) must also considered -- in addition to the
> cost of the hardware.

and don't forget the convenience of being able to take it on
the road, provided your laptop has the horsepower.

rday

-- 
Robert P. J. Day
Eno River Technologies, Durham NC
Unix, Linux and Open Source training


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