On Friday 19 March 2004 03:17 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Friday 19 March 2004 02:27, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > > Anne: > > I just checked CompUSA prices (given as Full/Upgrade in USD): > > > > XP Pro: $299.99/$159.99* > > XP Home: $199.99/$99.99 > > 2000 Pro: $319.99/$219.99 > > ME: $203.69/$115.13 > > MS Bob: Not shown > > * after $40.00 rebate (isn't that curious?) > > > > Note: The above prices do not include such necessary software such > > as a firewall, virus protection, office suite, compiler, etc... > > > > It seems as if m'learned colleague has perjured himself in his > > opening statement. > > -- cmg > > Perhaps he means if you buy 5m copies? But even that can't be right, > or governments would still be buying <g> > > Anne
Anne: The $50 figure was probably based on a weighted average of retail and OEM sales. After all, most new PC's come with Windows preloaded in them. -- cmg
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