Re: Can anyone tell me the price for SAS on PC and Linux?

A former coworker recently inquired about purchasing a single-user Windows
license. He wanted the equivalent of the ECO package + ETS (base, AF, FSP,
Graph, Stat, PC File Formats, and ETS). His first year fee would be around
$15,000.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
> Behalf Of SUBSCRIBE SAS-L Stephane
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 3:37 am
> To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SAS-L] Can anyone tell me the price for SAS on
> PC and Linux?
>
> Hi,
>
> Very recently, I asked for SAS the same thing, for my persnal
> firm too.
> The new personal package is interesting because it's built
> with Base9, Graph and SEG3. I added Stat. So you can use the
> traditionnal SAS or SEG. With this you have the SMC of course.
>
> Take our phone and call SAS, they will send you a proposition
> and you will see the offical price. Here, The official FYF is
> less than $6000 (even if I take 1 euro=1$).
>
> I'm working on the pricing for my clients about server, the
> subject is complicated and truly confidential.
>
> Stéphane.
>
>
>
> ----Message d'origine----
> >Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:11:27 -0400
> >De: "Michael L. Davis" <michael@BASSETTCONSULTING.COM>
> >Sujet: Re: Can anyone tell me the price for SAS on PC and Linux?
> >A: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> >
> >Hello Thomas and other SAS-L friends,
> >
> >At SUGI 30, one of the fine persons staffing the LE demo
> area remarked that
> >if you were to license the products incorporated in the
> Learning Edition,
> >you'd spend about $6,000. That sounds about right for a
> first-year license
> >Windows license. Linux is treated as a server class and
> would cost much
> >more. Of course, if you cared to spend $6,000, you'd be
> able to work with
> >more than 1,000 observations ;-)
> >
> >- Michael "Mad Doggy" Davis
> >
> >>Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 01:04:56 -0400
> >>To: sas-L
> >>From: "Michael L. Davis" <michael@bassettconsulting.com>
> >>Subject: Re: Can anyone tell me the price for SAS on PC and Linux?
> >>
> >>Hello Thomas and other SAS-L friends,
> >>
> >>Several persons on this list, including myself, have
> licensed SAS for
> >>their independent firms. Given the pricing, only a rich
> dilettante could
> >>afford a copy for "personal use". So essentially, the
> answer to your
> >>question is that your proposition regarding SAS-L
> membership is incorrect.
> >>
> >>In the late 1980's SAS would send their price list annually
> to anyone
> >>registered as a site consultant. Those days are long gone
> for a variety
> >>of reasons that I'd rather not get into in a public forum.
> >>
> >>- Michael "Mad Doggy" Davis
> >>
> >>At 01:05 PM 4/14/2005 -0700, Thomas
> <thomas.leflore@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>>Do you think I would be correct in saying that other than
> those who buy
> >>>Sas from an Educational Institution, no one on this list
> has purchased
> >>>a non-Learning Edition of Sas for their own personal use?
> >>>
> >>>I have been at several companies where I have seen the
> annual renewal
> >>>invoices for Sas, but I have never seen an original agreement.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
> >>>
> >>>Thomas
> >>
> >>Michael L. Davis
> >>Ambler PA
> >>E-Mail: michael@bassettconsulting.com
> >>Web: http://www.bassettconsulting.com
> >
> >
>