Re: PHP|Con insane pricing
| From: | Chris Sherwood | 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
>
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