Re: [SLE] SuSE 9.2 and audio, jpilot headaches

From: Synthetic Cartoonz (synthetoonz_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/21/04

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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:53:05 -0500

    On Sunday 21 November 2004 02:41, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:
    > On Saturday 20 November 2004 7:53 pm, Donn Washburn wrote:
    > > Hey Group;

    > > I have been monitoring the mail and have seen several unhappy persons
    > > that spent good hard earned money on SuSE9.2 (at a much higher price).

    > I keep seeing this "much higher price" but as I remember it was the same
    > price as I got it for the last time I bought the full boxed version.
    > Please tell me how much more it is costing you. And how long ago it was you
    > bought the version before this one.

    If I recall correctly, 8.0 to 9.1 Pro were all originally $79.99 when
    released. 9.2 is currently $89.99 at CompUSA. That's $10. I'm not
    complaining. (Well, MAYBE it would have been nicer if they included a
    licensed binary for playing encrypted DVDs.)

    > And there is always the "upgrade" option, which gives you everything
    > except the manuals. Not to mention discounters, Chumbo and some others ...
    > probably Amazon has folks selling them at discounts, as well.

    I always buy the full package. I like printed manuals. In any case this is
    still far cheaper than when I had to pay the yearly ransom for various virus
    utilities and security software to keep my laptop (barely) functioning with
    Windows.

    [snip]

    > I remember them saying the last time, and probably before that one that
    > they would be putting more stuff on the dvd, to encourage people to get
    > them and reward those of us who had them... I rather imagine there was
    > something similar w/ the old switch from floppies to cds. It's just so far
    > back in the dark ages... none of you children can remember it. <G>

    There's a much bigger difference between a 1.44M floppy and a 650M CD than
    there is between a 650M CD and 4.7G DVD. Given the nearly negligible cost of
    pressing CDs I don't see why they couldn't have put all the software on CDs.
    The new plastic box that the 9.2 media came in has room for a lot more discs.

    And I remember installing a commercial application that occupied over 80
    floppies. 

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