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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
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Subject: Re: License Management Facility (LMF)
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Date: 12 Apr 90 15:08:47 GMT
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In article <10195@shlump.nac.dec.com>, michaud@decvax.dec.com (Jeff Michaud) writes:
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>	As you said, that's only media cost.  You have to factor in
>	the labor also.  I believe it costs a lot more to have a bunch
>	of people cutting tapes than it is to have a single person
>	sitting around watching CD's get pressed.

If you can provide the cost breakdown for how much it takes DEC to distribute
software, I'd greately appreciate it. How much labor does it take to hang
a tape? You don't need a Ph.D or 3 hours to do it. Maybe a couple of bucks.
It is a small cost compared to to the total value of the product...