Re: OT: Microsoft layoffs

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Author: Craig White
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: OT: Microsoft layoffs
On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 09:10 -0800, keith smith wrote:
>
> I think we tend to look at Microsoft and a $150 license fee for XP or
> Vista as a lot of money. There are other costs to consider. What is
> your time worth?
>

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http://www.crn.com/software/212902058

quotes the following prices in the article...

$32 for XP Home on netbooks
$65 for XP Home on desktops "Large OEMs are believed to pay much less."
says the article.

Nothing close to $150

interesting article

and then there's this article...

Netbooks Primed to Push Linux into Mainstream
http://www.crn.com/hardware/212201147

Craig


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