Hadron Quark wrote:
Robert Newson <ReapNewsB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Vista price petition pops up on Government site
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| The petiton claims that, in the UK, a "full copy of Vista Ultimate
| would cost you £350, in the US it would cost you £195. The US
| version of Vista is exactly the same as the UK version. There
| is no difference".
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37788
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/VistaOvercharge/
One would have thought that you Vista stalker sorts who pretend to "advocate"
Linux would be happy with this state of affairs. So instead of whining
like little girls who've had their bottoms pinched, why not ADVOCATE
Linux rather than throw hissy fits about the Vista being too expensive
for your Mommies to buy you for Easter.
It's possibly more a moan about rip-off Britain. Besides, if the price in
the UK was the same as the US MS would lose more (have less profit).
Besides, I don't expect the government to do owt about it when they consider
that £2.50 for a pint of lemonade[1] that costs in the region of 5-10p for
the liquid with *NO* tax (that alcoholice drinks have) to be given to the
government is *NOT* ripping-off British sensible-drinkers (eg those who have
driven their mates to the pub and so only drink soft drinks; this rip-off
price for lemonade certainly doesn't discourage drink-driving).
[1] That's [lemon] soda to you yanks.
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