SUSE sales price

From: Nathan (Nathan_at_nospam.com)
Date: 04/25/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 19:41:09 -0700

I've been using Linux distros for about 6 years now, and have been
willing to pay for them, versus downloading them (Red Hat and
the others that offer a full download). I feel as though by paying
for them I'm contributing to the Linux community in a positive way.

Anyway. I've been buying SUSE since 6.0, but what has concerned me of
late, the price of Suse 9.1:

http://www.suse.com/us/private/products/suse_linux/preview/

>From $30 for the personal to $90 for pro!!!!!

I've never liked SUSE personal editions...sure they come with SOME
of the bells and whistles but like every good Linux hacker, I want ALL
the bells and whistles. So I usually pick up the professional edition.

I'm not a cheap *** but $90 is a real turn off. Sorry.

You can find Windows Xp on Amazon for $178:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MOTF/002-6460673-7659256?v=glance&s=software

Okay, I know I'm not making the finest of points here but I'm sad to
say that SUSE 9.0 will be the last version that I pay for.....what
gives SUSE?

-Nathan