Author: margolies,marc
Date: 13:54:55 03/03/04
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Ok, Bo, I understand your reasoning now and can respect it: a marketing tool first. second, a penny-ante shake down. On March 03, 2004 at 15:57:10, Bo Persson wrote: >On March 02, 2004 at 22:10:59, margolies,marc wrote: > >>that's a curious perception, Bo. >>In order to discount something, it must have value to the purchaser anyway. > >It has a potential value. > >If they pay $1M now, they will never be sued by SCO. They can use that in >marketing: > >"We are fully insured against all legal troubles - use our servers!" > >What if they were sued, and -horror- lost: > >- pay up $699 license times 20000 servers >- additional damages >- $1M+ legal fees for their own lawyers > > >>Which brings us back to the point of what it it that a certain commercial server >>is buying from SCO and why have they chosen to do it. > >Protection. "Pay up, and nothing bad will happen." > > >Bo Persson
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