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Is Windows Worth $45?

Posted by timothy on from the systematics dept.

bgelb writes "This article from the Wall Street Journal questions whether Microsoft really innovates enough to justify the enormous amount of money (nearly 10% of the cost of every PC!) it takes from consumers each year. Hard drive and chip makers innovate constantly, but what about Microsoft?"

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  1. To answer your question... by R0SS1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No.

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  2. The real question is... by red0x · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is Slashdot worth $45... ;)

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  3. Apple Tax by nfotxn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What about the last two versions of OS X? They weren't exactly cheap. Plus the hardware premium.

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  4. Re:Who actually pays? by pyrrhonist · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    you splelled arrhgggg wrong.

    No, that can't be right:

    int main(int arrhggggc, char **arrhggggv, char **envhpppp) { ... }
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  5. Re:Who actually pays? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Uhh, the grammar nazi would like to point out that you took a noun, the individual copy, and type-cast it to a verb, 'to copy'.
    The rest of your arguments hinge on whether or not not you throw a read-time error at that point.
    IANAL, but if I was, and across the table, this is where I would start.
    Adding my $0.02 to yours.

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