FAQ: How much will Windows 7 cost you?
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Printing Money
As a result of their monopolistic position in operating systems, Microsoft essentially "prints money" when they come out with a new version. It doesn't seem to matter if it's an improvement on the previous version or not. It doesn't have to be beneficial to it's customers since they will be required to buy it when they buy a new computer, in most cases.Did Microsoft lose money on Windows Vista? It's doubtful, though they deserved to. How many businesses can sell a POS* product and still make money?
I urge people to use your brain and install some flavour of Linux or Solaris. Read the instructions. Learn how to use it. It's not that difficult.
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Monsoon
* Piece Of Sh*t
Windows 7 too pricey
I'm disappointed with pricing of Windows 7, considering that Apple is pricing Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard at just $29. The upgrade price from Vista is still expensive. I probably won't flock into it immediately but, hopefully, there will be some industry trend or signs to force Microsoft rethink its pricing for Windows 7. (I use Macs, Windows, Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris -:))Kevin Pan (Open Source Developer)
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