| Pricing (was Re: LINUX version of IDL) [message #2915] |
Mon, 10 October 1994 22:07  |
fskmjm
Messages: 25
Registered: November 1993
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> we asked what we get for ~ 30000 DM:
> 4 Unix and 4 PC licenses ---> forget it!
> I don't understand this pricing in the teaching area.
> current students are doctors tomorrow!
> regards,
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> Ulrich Krauss / Computer Center, University of Regensburg
At the moment I have to make do with one licence for Windows, for which we
paid about $1500.
If they made the price per site licence more realistic (say $300), guess
how many we'd buy? More than five, so they'd make MORE money!
Mike
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| Re: Pricing (was Re: LINUX version of IDL) [message #2920 is a reply to message #2915] |
Tue, 11 October 1994 05:11  |
cnlenz
Messages: 10
Registered: April 1994
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In article <fskmjm.89@puknet.puk.ac.za>, fskmjm@puknet.puk.ac.za (Mathews, MJ) writes:
>>> we asked what we get for ~ 30000 DM:
>>> 4 Unix and 4 PC licenses ---> forget it!
>>> I don't understand this pricing in the teaching area.
>>> current students are doctors tomorrow!
>>> regards,
>>> --
>>> Ulrich Krauss / Computer Center, University of Regensburg
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>> At the moment I have to make do with one licence for Windows, for which we
>> paid about $1500.
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>> If they made the price per site licence more realistic (say $300), guess
>> how many we'd buy? More than five, so they'd make MORE money!
>>
>> Mike
Five licences are not enough for teaching on the university.
They should make a deal with a campus-license. A very big licence, like the IDL
30-day-trail-licence, but for ever. I think this is a very cheap effective publicity for
IDL, too.
It is not possible for a university to buy 100 licences. So there is only the way to change
to Public Domain-Software, like kohros.
Moin Moin Christian
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| Re: pricing [message #10840 is a reply to message #2915] |
Tue, 17 February 1998 00:00 |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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David R. Klassen (klassen@marswatch.tn.cornell.edu) writes:
> I was looking around the RSI web site trying to get some information
> on IDL pricing. I was hoping to compare various upgrade/new license
> options but I can't seem to find any pages at their site with any
> kind of pricing information. I also tried their "Request Information"
> page, but that doesn't seem to connect once I fill it in.
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> Does anyone know if RSI does have a WWW page that describes their
> pricing options?
I don't know if they have a page that describes their pricing
options, but I do know that you shouldn't get too hung up
about it. Consumer Reports suggests that most of the time
if you contact a vendor directly and ask them nicely for
their "best deal" that a surprisingly high percentage of the
time you pay a lot less than then listed price.
I'm pretty sure it works for computer software and books, too. :-)
Try info@rsinc.com and ask to speak to Donna. She does a GREAT
job getting good deals for Universities.
Cheers,
David
P.S. I notice a new address for you David. Congratulations!
I've got to think Ithaca has a few more amenities than
Laramie even if the sky isn't as dark. :-)
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting
E-Mail: davidf@dfanning.com
Phone: 970-221-0438
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
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