Subj : Re: XP Home -> XP Pro
To   : GARY AILES
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sun Nov 14 2004 11:40 am

GA> JE> RC>While true, I think it ridiculous that Windows XP can be equal to 
50%
GA> JE> of the
GA> JE> RC>hardware cost for some entry level PC's.
GA> JE> RC>hardware cost for some entry level PC's.
GA> JE>
GA> JE> I'd hazard a guess that most here would agree!
GA> JE>
GA> JE> RC>While it was okay 5 years ago when the OS was better priced
GA> JE> proportionately to
GA> JE> RC>the cost of hardware, today, it just looks greedy.

GA>Aren't you ignoring the fact that hardware is cheaper than ever?  You had to
GA>re-finance the home in order to buy a PC when they first came out and that 
was
GA>expensive in the dollars of the time.   My XT cost 10X more that what is on 
my
GA>desktop now... My 286 Cost  5x more... my 486 cost 3x more.

So now the tables are reversed - The OSs cost more than the computers!!!

Jay
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