OT: Microsoft layoffs

[Craig White]

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