I can tell you this: intel has always been a name of respect, to me.
I worshiped them, until today.
Since the days I worked with 8080's to this very day, the name Intel always made me feel comfortable.
But, after this, I feel that they became cheaters.
Cheaters that must rely on this kind of poor, fishy strategy, because they can no longer deliver a competitive product.
Too bad, Intel.
do agree that XP is really good.
I never liked windows.. until the release of XP, which I really like.
But think about it: it is way too expensive for the developping countries.
Take Office, for instance.
Down here, in Brazil, it costs R$ 1,200.00.
This is equivalent to paying some US$ 5,000.00 for it in the U.S.
So, you see, it is a really good software package, but charging a whooping 1200 bucks for it just doesnt make sense.
The net resul is: lots of pirate copies and lots of people migrating to openOffice.
We brazilians do not have that kind of money for spending on software - we can buy computer for much less than that.
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I can tell you this: intel has always been a name of respect, to me. I worshiped them, until today. Since the days I worked with 8080's to this very day, the name Intel always made me feel comfortable. But, after this, I feel that they became cheaters. Cheaters that must rely on this kind of poor, fishy strategy, because they can no longer deliver a competitive product. Too bad, Intel.
do agree that XP is really good. I never liked windows.. until the release of XP, which I really like. But think about it: it is way too expensive for the developping countries. Take Office, for instance. Down here, in Brazil, it costs R$ 1,200.00. This is equivalent to paying some US$ 5,000.00 for it in the U.S. So, you see, it is a really good software package, but charging a whooping 1200 bucks for it just doesnt make sense. The net resul is: lots of pirate copies and lots of people migrating to openOffice. We brazilians do not have that kind of money for spending on software - we can buy computer for much less than that.