>Most _industrial_strength_ software pricing is tied to concurrent users,
>number of seats, etc. Look at the Major Databases and Business Critical
>Operating Systems.
I use Linux for business-critical applications: it's free, and I find
it's more robust than anything else I can lay my hands on with the possible
exception of BSDI Unix. I don't use major databases (e.g. Oracle, Informix)
because I find them completely bloated overkill for the applications that
I need to work with; I find that I can handle *quite* large quantities of
data faster by thoughtful application of much simpler tools.
>It seems a reasonable way to put the product into small users hands at
>lower cost, while generating enough revenue from large users to
>support future development.
Then I think that you and I have what amounts to a basic philosophical
disagreement. I think software should be priced like a can of beans;
you don't (as far as I can tell).
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@itw.com
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