On Wednesday 01 March 2006 19:24, Andrew Cady wrote: > 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.
Are you sure? Look how they cut corners on hardware right up through the midrange. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
