On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 05:56:05PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Wednesday 01 March 2006 13:25, Star King of the Grape Trees wrote: > > > Windows is very expensive *UNLESS* you get some sort of volume > > discount or you purchase it with your computer. I have heard of > > places where windows cost $30 AUD or less, due to these deals with > > MS. > > Microsoft's OEM list price for Windows XP Pro is US$135.00 right now, > generally speaking, subtract that amount for the fair market cost of > the hardware without Windows.
Dell is not paying $135 for a copy of Windows. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]