[Ansteorra] SCA membership dues - another view

[HL Darcy]

Don't go buy a Solaris Domain Manger software.  It costs $10,000 a copy.
And you can only use it on one computer.

Gilli
----- Original Message -----
From: "Burke McCrory" <burkemc at cox.net>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] SCA membership dues - another view


> At 02:26 PM 7/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>
> ><snip>
> >
> >it's definitely time to force "our emperor and the senate" to become
> >more fiscally responsible with OUR money (by the by, did you note the
> >$5000 for a replacement computer and virus removal listed later in
> >teh document ... don't know about you, but it's been *many* years
> >since i spent $5K for a business class computer and antivirus
> >package.
> >
> >'wolf
>
>
> Wolf,
>
> I regularly write the specifications for computers at the state agency
that
> I work for.  And it is very common to spend $3,000 to $4,000 dollars on a
> new computer system when you add in the cost of business software,
> Databases, printers, and other necessary items.  Businesses usually
> purchase a computer with the intent of its lasting 3 to 5 years with means
> that you don't buy the el cheapo bargain basement version (like I do at
> home).  Also if the listed anti virus removal includes an on site visit by
> a computer technician that can run the price up very quickly.  Lastly,
most
> businesses ask for a budgeted allocation to allow them to shop around.  So
> it is quite possible that the final cost will be lower that the amount
> asked for.
>
> Sir Burke
>
>
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