RE: RES: RE: FYI: Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: ISA Server 2004 Pricing
- From: "Jeff Sloan" <jsloan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ISALists" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:56:25 -0500
Most other companies that sell their software and "maintenance" include
upgrades and tech support with the maintenance fee.
Microsoft should offer free telephone support for the customer paying for "SA",
and just change the name to Maintenance.
Stay current, get free upgrades, let it laps, and you have to buy the new or
upgrade version. That is what sucks, the companies that do that still have
upgrade pricing.
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 4:44 PM
To: ISALists
Subject: [isalist] RE: RES: RE: FYI: Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration
Server: ISA Server 2004 Pricing
http://www.ISAserver.org
But that is just it, they are in essence buying to complete licenses, one for
ISA 2000 and one for ISA2004.
It is like going and buying a new car, and the dealer selling you an agreement
that you pay 1/3 the total amount now, and one year from now and 2 years from
now, and you can have a new car. But what if you only want one car, isn't there
any trade in value?
John Tolmachoff
Engineer/Consultant/Owner
eServices For You
-----Original Message-----
From: Tiago de Aviz [mailto:Tiago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:11 PM
To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Subject: [isalist] RES: RE: FYI: Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration
Server: ISA Server 2004 Pricing
http://www.ISAserver.org
Last week i sold an ISA Server 2000 and told my customer to buy SA. I guess ISA
2004 is worth the additional bucks! =0)
Since they're a university, it was hella cheap!
Tiago de Aviz
SoftSell
(41) 340-2363
www.softsell.com.br <http://www.softsell.com.br/>
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De: John Tolmachoff (Lists) [mailto:johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 30 de junho de 2004 17:45
Para: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Assunto: [isalist] RE: FYI: Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server:
ISA Server 2004 Pricing
http://www.ISAserver.org
<RANT ON>
See, this is what I mean when I say Microsoft has done a lot of people wrong
when they took away upgrade pricing.
The expected price for this is $1499.
There is no upgrade price.
Microsoft wants to push SA.
However, SA for ISA 2000 is about $575.
$575 times 3 years is $1725.
So, if you listen to their sales pitches about SA, you just wasted $226.
How can any business afford to just throw away older versions of software, as
that is exactly what Microsoft is asking you to do, stating it has no value?
<RANT OFF>
I have a client that I would love to put ISA 2004 when it comes out, but I
could not wait 18 months for it, so they purchased ISA 2000. Now what, do I
tell them to just throw that version away and purchase a new version?
John Tolmachoff
Engineer/Consultant/Owner
eServices For You
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