Walmart.com ditches the OS in new PCs
George Toft
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:51:01 -0500
Digital Wokan wrote:
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> Windows bootleggers. (BTW, who started using the infamatory term
> piracy? I'll bet it was the BSA putting a ugly-faced marketing spin on
> plain old bootlegging.)
We were using that term back in the 70's, which was before the BSA was
formed. This was back when the DOS for the TRS-80 cost $180.
Adjusting for inflation that is about $720 today. Makes Windows look
like a pretty good deal . . .