[TriLUG] Profit margins on box sets

al johson alfjon at mindspring.com
Fri Oct 26 00:12:29 EDT 2001


The Best Buy in Cary now has Red Hat 7.2 on the shelf--both the server and
workstation editions, and there were several copies available!  I don't
recall the price right now (because I didn't know this question would come
up), but as my poor memory recalls it was either $59 or $69.
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Stutzman <stutzman at email.unc.edu>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: [TriLUG] Profit margins on box sets


> This discussion has got me thinking - how much money does a company like
> RedHat make off these box sets?  I can imagine after they box, bind, and
> distribute everything to these major chains, and they add their markup,
> the profit can't be *that* substatial.  I'm torn - I want to support
> Linux, but is the limited amount of monetary compensation they take from
> the purchase of a box set worth it?  Everyone has different reasons for
> buying box sets - that would be mine.  If anyone has hard facts or
> theories, I'd be interested.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, rpjday wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Matt Jezorek wrote:
> >
> > > Recently at the Best Buy on 15-501 which i go into at least once a
week and
> > > for the past 4 or 5 months they have had one version of Linux and only
one
> > > box of it. All the rest of the shelf space for Linux was overrun by
Windows
> > > for Dummies Books.....
> > >
> > > I have not been able to go to Best Buy and buy my new versions of
Linux
> >
> > ah, grasshopper, you must be patient with these salespeople, as they
> > are mere mortals.  i pointed to the couple of boxed sets of rh 7.1 on
> > the shelf, and suggested that they *very likely* have the newer
> > version 7.2 in the back somewhere.
> >
> > sure enough, a minute later, here he comes, placing a fresh box of
> > 7.2 in my sweaty little palms.  didn't even give it the chance to get
> > comtaminated sitting on the shelf next to the boxes of windows me.
> > and even though i'm not thrilled at the increase in price to $59 of
> > the basic set, i'll bite my tongue and support the cause.
> >
> > rday
> >
> > p.s   it's oct 25!  oh, frabjous day, windows xp is officially out.
> > yawn.
> >
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