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To: John Lenin
"Windows XP should cost no more than $60. Than people might buy it. I think MS should be taken over by the government and made into open source."

I agree with the first part.

As for the second, I think the US govt should threaten to turn over microsoft to the Chinese . Then maybe they will write some good software price it right.

9 posted on 06/13/2006 11:55:58 AM PDT by HarmlessLovableFuzzball
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To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball

Windows XP Pro is $200. The latest version of Mac Tiger is $89. There is something very greedy in MS's pricing policy.


12 posted on 06/13/2006 12:00:36 PM PDT by John Lenin (The RAT party is still Stuck on Stupid)
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To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball
"Windows XP should cost no more than $60"

If every copy was purchased legally and none stolen, maybe it would be $60.

18 posted on 06/13/2006 12:13:15 PM PDT by Niteranger68 (Ninguna tarjeta verde. Ningún Inglés. Ningún servicio.)
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To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball
As for the second, I think the US govt should threaten to turn over microsoft to the Chinese.

You think there's backdoors in the current version, just wait till Red Star Win 1.0.

44 posted on 06/13/2006 1:56:56 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Disregard the law of unintended consequences at your own risk.)
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To: HarmlessLovableFuzzball
As for the second, I think the US govt should threaten to turn over microsoft to the Chinese . Then maybe they will write some good software price it right.

Too late, Gates already did that...at least with Windows 98.

48 posted on 06/13/2006 3:06:39 PM PDT by Calvinist_Dark_Lord (I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
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