Here in Vancouver you can get a reasonably fast PC for around $300, screw Balmer this is cheap enough. Most of my clients balk at the cost of MS Software, WinXP Pro (oem) $189, MS Office 2003 Basic (oem) $229. And most of them would be okay with this cost if it was okay to install that version of office on all of their computers or if you could purchase a cheap license to install that copy of office or windows on multiple computers.
Why can't customers purchase reasonably priced license plans from Microsoft? Its outrageous.
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Here in Vancouver you can get a reasonably fast PC for around $300, screw Balmer this is cheap enough. Most of my clients balk at the cost of MS Software, WinXP Pro (oem) $189, MS Office 2003 Basic (oem) $229. And most of them would be okay with this cost if it was okay to install that version of office on all of their computers or if you could purchase a cheap license to install that copy of office or windows on multiple computers. Why can't customers purchase reasonably priced license plans from Microsoft? Its outrageous.