Re: PHP|Con insane pricing

From: Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:19:22 +0000
Subject: Re: PHP|Con insane pricing
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Yea its not bad if you dont have a life outside of programming and/or computers if you have kids or other responsibilities then all of a sudden 500$ becomes a very large issue as thats a months groceries or what not... heh yea the average salary is 50K but then when the government takes 40% (if your canadian) that is not a whole lot > > The pricing seems insane, and geared towards people with lots of > > spare money... > ::snip:: > > but I'm not going to shell out $495 (the cheapest non-student > > If you consider the average salary for a computer programmer is probably > $40k - $50k (at least in the US) this is not insane. (Heck, it's less > then a weeks pay -- even with the plane tickets). I assume this covers > hotel rooms (pricey), food (pricey), speakers (very pricey), etc. > > -Dan > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >

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