On 9/8/05, Chad Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's not just MS Office, though - it's MS Windows, MS Office 2004 for Mac > - > *WITH* Virtual PC. That, Ian, you can't get for free - not legally anyway. > You can get Linux for free, but that's not Windows. You can get > NeoOffice/J > for Mac for free, but that doesn't include anything remotely near to VPC. > I'd love to get VPC for free (or for >$6).
I'll wager that 80% of the students at that school already have Windows XP. The only reason they will buy or get one is to give to a family or friend. Most people go to college getting a new computer so they don't need a new OS. So if they got a new computer within the last 3 years they don't need the WinXP. I believe Micorosoft does this because they are betting on that fact. Let's find out if when Vista comes out if they are able to give that away for free. -Chad > > On 9/8/05, Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2005-09-08 at 19:48 +0100, Deepankar Datta wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > An interesting article on MS Office at a university: > > > > > > "U offers nearly free Office suite" > > > http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2005/09/07/64987 > > > > "Yen said the deal lets the University give something back to its > > students, who for years have been beset by rising tuition costs." > > > > No wonder the tuition fees are high if they pay $2.3m for stuff they > > could get for nothing ;-) > > > > -- > > Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ZMSL > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > -Chad Smith > > -- Adam Moore Community Volunteer OOo blog: AdamMooreOOo.blogspot.com <http://AdamMooreOOo.blogspot.com>
