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1. Comment - MS: It's Okay to Buy Vista OEM Software

   (Jan 30, 2007 - 2:38 PM)

   Nice bit of news from MS (for a change) - it means that us poor Brits will be able to afford to buy the s/w. Over here, Vista Ultimate costs £370 - at the current exchange rates, that's $740 dollars (give or take a few dollars) - the OEM version is 'only' £125 (that's $250). Add onto that the cost of Office 2007, & it's a big chunk of cash!
   
   I'm not a Microsoft lover, nor hater - it's a fact of life that they've got the best marketing machine, have bundled their o/s with hardware since the year dot (ok, since the IBM PC was first sold) & people get both complacent & comfortable with their home & work systems....
   
   I've bought MS operating systems since Dos 4.0, & complained each time - but they do get 'easier' with use - they're just so damned expensive when you're not in the US - even though it's the same disks, & there doesn't have to be much translation of the language :)...