Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon Apr 25 2022 08:09:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to Arelor <=-

 Ar> I think purchasing certain programs is an exercise in masochism. Windows
 Ar> just happens to be one of them, specially since, as pointdexer has pointed
 Ar> out, it is so easy to get from, an OEM licensor.

 Ni> I think I saw the message from Poindexter that you're talking
 Ni> about.  It sounds like he was referring to shops that would build
 Ni> a PC for you according to your specs and include a Windows
 Ni> license at their cost.  However, typically I like to build my PC
 Ni> myself..  Usually people charge labor costs to assemble a
 Ni> computer for you.  I'm capable of assembling a PC myself, so I
 Ni> usually prefer to just buy the parts and assemble it myself.  The
 Ni> money I save in labor could be counted toward Windows, I suppose.

I have always built my own PCs also, for both the cost savings and the 
enjoyment of the task.  I think that sometimes these days you can 
actually get one cheaper that is already assembled, although perhaps not 
with the exact parts you desire.  I'll continue doing my own.

 Ni> At any rate, I still don't know why buying a copy of Windows
 Ni> would seem weird.. It's just another thing to factor in when
 Ni> you're buying your computer components.

Well.... assuming you would want to install such software on your shiny 
new computer.  :-)  I would never do such a thing, myself.

I can say that I've never purchased a copy of Windows, other than a 
couple of laptops that came with it, which I'm sure was added in to the 
cost of the laptop.  The "Windows tax".  :-(


.... Daddy, what does "now formatting drive C:" mean?
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