On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:27:34 -0400, Moshe Goldfarb. wrote:
> You can get a Windows XP/Vista CD on just about every street corner over
> there and for practically nothing.
> Some places even have kiosks dispensing the stuff.
>
> It's all pirated of course, but that's the way those people choose to
> live.
That's an oversimplification. You're ignoring Microsoft's role as well
as the income discrepancy.
> That's what happens in China BTW.
> People buy a Linux preload, remove Linux and install pirated Windows.
Which, you could argue, is Microsoft's business plan. Do they sell it
with Linux installed, or just nothing?
-Thufir
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