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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Dave Ings
date: 2006-08-28 22:23:36
subject: Re: Vista Ripoff Pricing

From: "Dave Ings" 

Not to mention that the vast majority of people acquire Windows licenses
either through OEM preloads or corporate licenses, so retail pricing is not
representative of the "real" world.
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Regards,
Dave Ings,
Toronto, Canada

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:44f3a33f$1{at}w3.nls.net...

>
> That pricing chart seems a bit high. It says XP Sp2 is priced at $386 US.
> Microsoft's own web site has it for $299 and Newegg will sell you an OEM
> for $138
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116059
>

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