> Are you saying that $2500 is an unreasonable amount for a small business to invest in itself or let alone within startup costs?
No, he is saying that is too much money to spend on something you don’t need.
No, he is saying that is too much money to spend on something you don’t need.
I am confused at what the issue here is then.
The business presumably set their price for their target audience. If that price is too high then you are not the target audience.
They is venting/complaining about SUSE not caring about small companies. That is it.
The thing people don't realize is that it's not just one company like SUSE that won't sell you anything unless you can spend $2500 / year, it's everyone with their hand out asking for a few thousand dollars.
There are several places where I could justify $100 to keep a single Linux VM running for a year, but $2500 is never going to happen. I don't expect anyone to provide support, but why not sell me access for one machine for $100?
I think the article is more like "SUSE Offers Lifeline to CentOS Users with 100+ Servers".