N user pricing scheme (was: Re: System/6000 questions.)

[Steve DeJarnett]

In article <1990Jul4.205545.23195 at ariel.unm.edu> cs3551aq at carina.unm.edu (Peter Blemel) writes:
>[I] bought AIX, and the >3 user AIX upgrade (I hate
>this n user pricing scheme).

	Well, you have AT&T to thank for this.  IBM has to pay AT&T royalties
(or something along those lines) for every copy of AIX we sell.  The amount we
pay AT&T is based on the number of users the system is licensed for.  Other
vendors may hide this price in the overall system price.  We tell you and let
you choose how many users you need.  Offhand I know of at least 2 other 
companies who do the same.

	Hope that clears it up a little.

>Peter Blemel
>Management Sciences, Inc.

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