Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:30:23 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Microsoft Landed On Us
>>
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>>| 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.
>
> 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?
Yes, cars require gasoline (or diesel) to run. Guess what? Computers
require electricity. Very often more electricity cost than hardware cost.
NEXT!
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