__/ [ 7 ] on Friday 28 July 2006 20:20 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> More affordable PCs hit Singapore markett (or How Expensive is Windows?)
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The SGD 399 made-in-Singapore PCs runs on the Pentium 4 platform with a
>> | Linux OS, but for an extra SGD 200, you get the same PC running Windows
>> | XP.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/technologynews/view/221732/1/.html
>
>
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
>
> PCs are not value for money with windopes installed.
>
> In fact, windopes is no speed demon either these days.
>
> With new hardware, you have to switch to GNU/Linux to
> get maximum performance out of all that premium hardware that
> you paid for applications like servers, games, burning CDs and DVDs,
> editing videos, render farms etc.
Add something like Office (equivalent of OpenOffice, among
other free/+Free office suites) and you will see the price
of software exceeding that of the hardware. In simple terms,
you can halve the size of your computer cluster merely by
opting for buggy commercial software that eavesdrops on your
every move.
With the cost of Intel and AMD processors slashed by 60%+ in
the past week, expect this illogical ratio to be further
extended (e.g. computer is tripled in price once basic
commercial software is installed).
Best wishes,
Roy
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