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Re: [News] Choose Windows, Double the Cost of Your PC

Erik Funkenbusch wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:30:23 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Microsoft Landed On Us
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Windows XP Professional OEM - Â98.08
>>| Microsoft Office (Small Business Edition) OEM - Â157.74
>>| Paint Shop Pro - Â67.85
>>| 
>>| This yields a grand total of Â323.67. In one fell swoop, I doubled the
>>| cost of the PC... I simply couldn't believe it at first; it seems
>>| illogical that to do absolutely everything I can do for free with Linux,
>>| in order to do the same with Microsoft, I?d have to spend twice as
>>| much.
>> `----
>> 
>>                                 http://www.linuxextremist.com/?p=47
> 
> You can't do everything you could do in Linux.  For example, Paint Shop
> Pro
> can use any photoshop plug-in available, can the Gimp?  On Windows, you
> can, with pspi, but not Linux.
> 
Why do you have to be always so wrong, Erik? Do you try to emulate TeeGee
now? GIMP can use Photoshop plugins

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/05/1828238

> Ok, so maybe such a machine could do everything YOU want to do in Linux,
> but that's not the same thing.
> 
> Consider that it costs more to fuel a car for it's lifetime than the cost
> of the car (even if you include interest paid via loans).  Why would it
> seem strange that the software for a PC might exceed the cost of the PC?

Why would it seem strange that you simply have no point?
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