In the M$ monopoly there is no supply and demand to set a reasonable price for your software, only the costs related to the manufacture of it. Plus profit , of course.
The consumer cannot affect change to the price of M$ software. In a mostly capitalist world the market will find a way to meet demand, in this case by using piracy.
M$ is not a monopoly (in their mind) and is forced to blame it on some external factor, the cost of harware.
If only the Linux community could harness this idea's energy they could really do major damage to M$. Prove to the world that quality and stability don't have to cost $200 per copy.
Not too much as long as people who have SBC DSL keep moving out of thier service area and then get hit with that $200 early disconnection fee (SBC won't provide service over another Bell's line)
RTFP before you digitally sign. (note the * at the bottom of the page)
Let me get this? $500 to be a developer on an OS that is even more marginal than Linux.
I guess it's part of the whole Apple mystique to pay for everything.
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In the M$ monopoly there is no supply and demand to set a reasonable price for your software, only the costs related to the manufacture of it. Plus profit , of course.
The consumer cannot affect change to the price of M$ software. In a mostly capitalist world the market will find a way to meet demand, in this case by using piracy.
M$ is not a monopoly (in their mind) and is forced to blame it on some external factor, the cost of harware.
If only the Linux community could harness this idea's energy they could really do major damage to M$. Prove to the world that quality and stability don't have to cost $200 per copy.
Cheaper hardware will let the comsumer afford the higher priced software, thus less pirating of M$ software, right?
That would mean that all this linux business is keeping hardware prices high.
More M$ FUD...
Not too much as long as people who have SBC DSL keep moving out of thier service area and then get hit with that $200 early disconnection fee (SBC won't provide service over another Bell's line)
RTFP before you digitally sign. (note the * at the bottom of the page)
Please see this comment.
please see later post concerning this. Was not aware of the developer tools (a la M$DN). Sorry.
Ahhhh...Now I feel better. I've recently been able to work with OS X and feel that it is superb.
I'd hate to see that things weren't being developed for it because Apple wants to charge $500.
Sorry 'bout the flamebait.
Let me get this? $500 to be a developer on an OS that is even more marginal than Linux. I guess it's part of the whole Apple mystique to pay for everything.
didn't the aliens in the "War of the Worlds" die because they lost half of their flu vaccine somewhere in England?