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How Many SUSE Subscriptions Can You Get For $240M?

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-got-the-stuff-you-got-the-money? dept.

itwbennett writes "According to an SD Times article, Microsoft is almost through passing out the infamous subscription certificates for SUSE Enterprise Linux that it purchased for $240 million as part of its investment in Novell. According to the article, Microsoft says that 'a total of 475 customers have used an unspecified number of coupons.' Blogger Brian Proffitt calculates that 'if indeed just 475 customers have received these coupons, then Microsoft has essentially subsidized SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) deployments to an average tune of US$505,263.16 per customer.'"

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  1. Microsoft hounds by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft has a special hounds training program. They train them to smell a very subtle scent that exist only when wealth and stupidity is mixed. They call this program "marketing". Open source sellers have moral qualms about it and prefer to solve stupidity which they see as a core problem. Guess who is making money ?

    Now the important question : am I trollish, insighful, funny or CowboyNeal ?

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    1. Re:Microsoft hounds by nacturation · · Score: 3, Funny

      Are they lyers and fradusters?

      Hey, did you see that Jim Carrey movie "Lyer, Lyer"? I think it's about some guy who makes soap.

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  2. Re:Free? by Maniacal · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I think we should all write the name SUSE as "$U$E" to make up for the way we've been unfairly referring to "M$" all these years.

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  3. Now I get it. by Joe+Snipe · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you put it that way, Windows 7 ultimate is a bargain!

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  4. Re:Free? by Sebilrazen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait, £ is 'e,' 'g,' and 'G?' and 'e' is both '£' and '€?' I thought English was confusing.

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