Seriously Ben, have you noticed that people here hardly see eye to eye with you? Is it because you aim to piss people off?
Let's take a look at this from Thane's perspective. Software has always been available to the option of lower prices. However, the software companies allege that the piracy issue is what keeps driving the costs up to recoup lost revenue. Well, now that WGA is in effect, how about we see the software companies put their money where their mouth is? If piracy is the cause of their upward spiralling costs, now is their chance to appeal to the legitimate market by offering cheaper retail prices on their software to then further encourage the consumer. Sorry Ben but I don't agree with your perspective on this and how the little guy's purchase quantities pale in comparison to Dell. That's one perspective but not the only. If piracy is the primary contributor to the costs as software companies have consistently cried, let's see them hold true to their word. Otherwise, quite frankly, they're full of crap. Adios, Tony --------------- TAMA - The Strongest Name in Drums --------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Ruset Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2005 12:03 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" Cracked Already How much "time" is involved in doing WGA? As for being an unpaid policeman, I hardly think so. I see all of the OEM System Builder promo emails. I also know that MS does a lot to support their OEM's. WGA _is_ your protection against the pirate stores. The black market for Windows should feasably dry up much faster. This helps you. As for Dell getting better pricing - well, come on. They buy hundreds of thousands of licences in bulk. How many do you buy at a shot? You can compete against Dell in quality of parts and service and support, which will more than make up the $50-75 that Dell gets their XP licences cheaper than you do.
