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Will Microsoft Subsidize WinXP For Lindows Buyers?
kinema writes "Ars Technica has an interesting little article about Microsoft's alleged "dumping" of Windows XP. It seems that Microsoft is selling XP through TigerDirect for only US$50 to customers who have purchased a Lindows computer." Note that Tiger says nothing like this on their site (No, you can't buy WinXP for $50 there); Lindows CEO Michael Robertson says (in the linked column) that "Microsoft's latest offers to TigerDirect are extremely lucrative and I wouldn't be surprised if they ultimately cave to Microsoft's pocketbook." PR ploy or reality, you decide.
Ok. I'd jsut always assumed that Lindows users were people who hated M$ but liked Windows or had been using it for years or whatever.
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Why don't you think about that for a minute? Has the penny dropped yet? Hope this clarifies.
You miss my point.
I was wondering how widespread the piracy of Windows and related software was.
Certainly, I've never paid for any and I don't know anyone who has (save my workplace, naturally).
Hope this clarifies.
Hmmm.
It's a way for Microsoft to undercut the Open Source groups out there. Whenever an Open Source model can make money Microsoft attempts to grab a hold of it in some way or another. If it means lowering prices it doesn't matter! 50$ is better than 0 to them!