WTFBBQ!!!! $240,000 in license fees

[OutHouse]

a two processor license for Crystal XI??? :|

yea my boss is going to flip when i show him the price for this, and im pretty sure my crystal clustered enviro just got delayed if not canceled.

update:

turns out that they have a different license scheme for a dual core proc. read the email below.

1 Server 2 dual core CPU?s = 3 CPU?s of Business Objects Enterprise XIR2 Professional for Crystal Reports

The current MSRP for 1 CPU of Business Objects Enterprise XIR2 Professional for Crystal Reports is $80,000 each X 3 = $240,000 + 15% maintenance. This is before your discount.

:| :| :|

 

[LS20]

be happy
we charge 100k per processor/core

 

[tasmanian]

 

[Dacalo]

Speaking of software vendors, we use Citrix and I fucking hate it. So I hate you!

 

[LS20]

i googled Crystal, and I dont understand. why do people pay for this?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Speaking of software vendors, we use Citrix and I fucking hate it. So I hate you!

citrix rocks. maybe if you open a book and learn how to admin it (if thats your role) you might have better performance.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: LS20
be happy
we charge 100k per processor/core

highway robbery.

 

[tfinch2]

Why so much?

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: LS20
i googled Crystal, and I dont understand. why do people pay for this?

becuse its a very very powerful reporting platform. we have it on our product website for our customers so they can make their own custom reports for the info that is specific to their needs.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why so much?

becuase they have the market and can charge pretty much what they want.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Speaking of software vendors, we use Citrix and I fucking hate it. So I hate you!

citrix rocks. maybe if you open a book and learn how to admin it (if thats your role) you might have better performance.

I am not an admin, just a user, and I hate it. Kicks me off randomly, can't use Outlook to listen to voice mails, and it's slow. Oh and some devices won't work.

 

[homercles337]

I googled for crystal and got some "Crystal Reports" software. Its at buy.com for $447. Meh...

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why so much?

becuase they have the market and can charge pretty much what they want.

I never knew it cost that much. I guess that's one of the perks of working for the federal government. Price doesn't matter.

EDIT: http://www.recrystallize.com/m...crystal-reports-11.htm

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: Citrix

becuse its a very very powerful reporting platform. we have it on our product website for our customers so they can make their own custom reports for the info that is specific to their needs.

it makes "reports"?

i should learn how to code something like this :Q

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why so much?

becuase they have the market and can charge pretty much what they want.

I never knew it cost that much. I guess that's one of the perks of working for the federal government. Price doesn't matter.

EDIT: http://www.recrystallize.com/m...crystal-reports-11.htm

Where did you pull the $70,000 figure? Your ass?

 

[jpeyton]

Just outsource all your reports to an Indian firm.

Hell, you can probably have an Indian firm code you an entirely new piece of reporting software for less money.

 

[Mears]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Speaking of software vendors, we use Citrix and I fucking hate it. So I hate you!

citrix rocks. maybe if you open a book and learn how to admin it (if thats your role) you might have better performance.

Sign me up as another disgruntled Citrix user.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why so much?

becuase they have the market and can charge pretty much what they want.

I never knew it cost that much. I guess that's one of the perks of working for the federal government. Price doesn't matter.

EDIT: http://www.recrystallize.com/m...crystal-reports-11.htm

Where did you pull the $70,000 figure? Your ass?

Stop posting until you know what the hell you're talking about.

http://www.cdw.com/shop/produc...fault.aspx?EDC=1139967

That price is for a server license and 5 USER licenses. He's talking about per processor licenses, which means unlimited users can access the software. :roll:

 

[JohnCU]

i've stopped being shocked at prices since i started working in the power industry, GE rapes you anytime you want something. couple of million for the wide range neutron monitoring system i want.

 

[Sphexi]

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: Dacalo
Speaking of software vendors, we use Citrix and I fucking hate it. So I hate you!

citrix rocks. maybe if you open a book and learn how to admin it (if thats your role) you might have better performance.

I only have user access to my Citrix setup, but it is pretty useful. I have a LOT of programs I have to run, many of them based in some god awful IE format that sucks up memory like crazy, and the machines we use have 512MB of ram max. So I open up about 30 programs/windows inside Citrix, which is running on a cluster down in Bothell, WA somewhere, and it's all good.

 

[BKLounger]

instead of crystal reports have you ever considered gcom or merrill reports?

 

[theeedude]

Yep, specialized tool makers really charge a tonne of money for licenses. Some of the licensing costs from companies like Synopsis and Cadence run into 6 or 7 figures. Most often it's worth it, because if software can automate something you had a team of people doing before, that is an enormous savings. Or if you buy a package instead of developing an in house tool, that's a lot of CAD people you can lay off or assign to other tasks. Software development costs money, and if it's specialized, low volume software, it's going to be expensive. Of course if you can manage to do something on open source or free software with little or no modification, then it saves a lot of money.

 

[Mrvile]

What are some of the most expensive softwares that people/businesses can buy?

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: Citrix

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Why so much?

becuase they have the market and can charge pretty much what they want.

I never knew it cost that much. I guess that's one of the perks of working for the federal government. Price doesn't matter.

EDIT: http://www.recrystallize.com/m...crystal-reports-11.htm

Where did you pull the $70,000 figure? Your ass?

Stop posting until you know what the hell you're talking about.

http://www.cdw.com/shop/produc...fault.aspx?EDC=1139967

That price is for a server license and 5 USER licenses. He's talking about per processor licenses, which means unlimited users can access the software. :roll:

I still don't see $70,000.

I use software that is $15,000 per user, per year.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
What are some of the most expensive softwares that people/businesses can buy?

I know some of the physics software that GM uses for development is like 20 million a license.