__/ [ peterwn ] on Saturday 10 February 2007 23:09 \__
> On Feb 11, 9:37 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Microsoft does not like Europeans?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Many people started complaining that $399 would be expensive,
>> | especially with very easy to work Linux distributions being
>> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> | shipped for free (like Ubuntu) or OSX gaining market share
>> | with the Apple's Macbooks (with Intel Core Duo CPUs). I would
>> | honestly believe that they would do what most American/European
>> | companies always do, $399 would transform here in Euro399 (even
>> | though Euro1 has been around $1.3 for a while), but it would
>> | not cross my mind to even imagine that here, in Europe, you
>> | are getting the same package with prices that go from
>> | Euro550 to more than Euro669!
>> `----
>>
> Same problem in New Zealand, they charge what they think they can get
> away with. The 'shrink wrap' market is probably their most lucrative
> and would be perceived as a captive market in general (individuals and
> SME's who need to interact with outfits who get their copies cheap on
> bulk deals).
It was said that in Australia, Windows Vista is more expansive than a PC.
I've found the link:
Vista costs more than a computer in Australia
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| Microsoft has released Australian pricing for Windows Vista, revealing
| that its high-end version of the new operating system will actually cost
| more than a well-configured desktop or as much as a low-end notebook
| computer.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/6154/53/
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