Yes. I too would like to see a bit more on this bit of mathematical magic.
What is the retail price the author used as a base?
I thought Office listed for about $400.
so, (400 -75)/400 = an 81.25% discount.
Which is considerable but not 95%.
I believe the reasoning behind the steep discount is similar to why they didn't complain about illegal copies, until they actually had competition.
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Yes. I too would like to see a bit more on this bit of mathematical magic. What is the retail price the author used as a base? I thought Office listed for about $400. so, (400 -75)/400 = an 81.25% discount. Which is considerable but not 95%. I believe the reasoning behind the steep discount is similar to why they didn't complain about illegal copies, until they actually had competition.
Yes. This is only about money. No matter how much they protest.