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Wal-Mart Lindows PCs Selling Well
andyring writes "CNN.com is reporting that sales of the $199 PCs have exceeded expectations. Although CNN terms them "full fledged, if low power," it seems customers don'd mind all that much if their computer does not run Windows and doesn't carry an Intel processor. Slashdot covered two reviews of those machines July 4."
I'd disagree - I'm on a long term contract in the US from the UK and have found that the number of extra charges etc which get included raise the US prices to about the same in Europe. The prices quoted in the UK are the total cost, the ones in the US don't take into account taxes etc.
Because, for whatever reason it is, people in europe have traditionally let companies, big and small, walk all over them. Or so it seems to a Canadian who has made various trips to the UK.
Your joking! Compared to the US?
Taxes aren't necessarily higher in Europe than the US but the level of labour rights is far higher and for most places even minimum wage provides a high enough income to live. Contrast this with the US where minimum wage is a joke.
Cars are a special case - old cars cost more to run than new cars, new cars tend to be more fuel efficient (which with gas prices in Europe is a good thing). And if you're from the UK the level of rain and salty rain especially means cars just don't last as long as ones in places like California.
Hmm no...
Taxation is just about the same for a working stiff. Europe tends to spend it's tax dollars on healthcare, welfare and education the US prefers corporations, welfare and defence.
With the current US administration focusing so much on defence and corporate bail outs the next administration is going to have to raise more taxes.
Boston Tea party was over a 2% tax as I recall, my, how far the US has come. Still the US does have a brand spanking new Dept. of Homeland Security. Even old Poindexter got employed, who says felons can't get good jobs?