At 05:43 AM 9/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>not to defend MS, but you are forgetting what software used to cost before
>>MS came on the scene and brought down the prices on software by 1000's of
>>dollars...
>
>what other in Fortune 500 has gross margins of 80%? their software is too
>expensive because they extract/bleed monopoly prices.
I just joined the list but had to chime in here.
The primary reason for the drop in software prices was
because of the change in the market. More end users means
lower prices are needed. MS prices weren't always low.
I can still remember paying $400+ for DOS when I was a
student.
At the same time, the only one making money with MS
products is MS. I've been in the computer retail business
for 15 years and since Windows 95, we have been losing
money on most MS sales. I could go into the reasons why
here, but I'm sure many of you are familiar with the
legal battles against MS including price fixing.
Sharon Tucci
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