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On Tue, 25 May 2004, Michel Py wrote: > > As with many things, if you have to ask how much it costs > > before deciding to order it, you can't afford it. > > You don't get it, me thinks. For lots of people here, networks are not a > toy funded by the taxpayer's money, they're a tool to make money and > popular wisdom that I have found being practiced here says that indeed > you _do_ ask how much it costs before you buy it. I don't buy a million > bucks peace of equipment because it looks cool and I just got funding. I > buy a million bucks piece of equipment because I want ROI on it, and if > the ROI is 500k over 5 years I actually don't buy it. Yeah, the state of CA sure hasn't purchased tens of millions of dollars worth of stuff they don't need *cough*oracle*cough*. :) I think the point was, for people who actually need this router, price isn't a factor. If you actually need it, there are no other options. And if money is a primary consideration, this is not the router for you. The secondary market is obviously where the value is...and I doubt these will show up on ebay. Andy --- Andy Dills Xecunet, Inc. www.xecu.net 301-682-9972 ---
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