Subj : XP Home -> XP Pro
To   : ROBERT COUTURE
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Mon Nov 15 2004 09:06 pm

RC> JE> They have???? What about the prices of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, MS
RC> JE> Office or many of the similar overpriced applications?

RC>Sorry, I meant the computer industry.  Not just the software industry.

RC>Those are other examples of overpriced software.  The difference with them, 
is
RC>the cater to a limited group of users whereas Windows is on (99% of the
RC>computeres in the world.

RC>Basically, to do anything you /need/ Windows.  That is the sad fact of life. 

RC>Windows has made it easy to use a computer and there is no fault for that.

RC>But with a few hundred million computers out there, it seems ludicrous that 
MS
RC>can charge so much for their OS and keep a straight face.

I wouldn't imagine they have a straight face - probably more of a very
big smile!

Jay
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