Subject: Re: Allegro CL 6.0 Trial Edition From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net> Date: 30 Oct 2000 09:46:36 +0000 Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3181887996642356@naggum.net> * Mike McDonald | Why were you surprised? I'd have been surprised if you sold more | than a half dozen. $500+ is a lot of money for most students to pay | for a discretionary expense. $500 last a long time at IHOP's all | you can eat pancake special! Well, if you stay away from drugs, alcohol, tobacco, junk food, soft drinks, and "unexpected" pregnancies and actually spend your time and money on studying, $500 is _not_ a lot of money to invest in your future. Not that asceticism is necessarily a virtue (note that I did not exclude the #1 favorite extracurricular activity, only its most undesirable result :), but all the "poor" students I know spent a _lot_ more money on such stupid things than anyone would recommend so I have very little sympathy for the plight of "poor" students, just like I never give a penny to beggars who smoke. But it might be fun to see if a special discount for Student Edition Lispers at IHOP would help sales. Seriously, I think it would help if students could pay for their licenses over several years, say three, instead of all of it in one fell swoop. It would mean a much lower entry fee and probably a more stable relationship with the student. With maintenance fees at 25%, three years of $250 each would match one year of $500 and two years of $125. Would our IHOP all-you-can-eat-special student buy that? :) #:Erik -- Does anyone remember where I parked Air Force One? -- George W. Bush