On 21 May 2004, at 21:25, Richard McKay wrote:

I was just amazed at the fact that there was so little control from MS (and
the place of purchase) in this matter.

My take is that M$ still make money on the deal, and see this as a way of getting �100+ from people who would never pay �400, and might otherwise be tempted to use pirated copies.


Stuart

(legit student who will be buying the student and teacher version, and who could never stomach paying �400+ to the BG monopoly).


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