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Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Thinks it Can Raise the Price of Windows

Timmy wrote:

>"DFS" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> Now the "advocates" are staring at their shoes thinking of their next excuse 
>> for desktop Linux failure.
>
>Chrisv just tossed out the words "predatory pricing" without actually 
>knowing anything about the subject, so of course he has no answer.

Look at the silly trolls masturbating themselves, since an advocate
was away from his computer long-enough for them to claim that he had
no answer and fled.

Idiots.

>The funny thing is, most of his arguments are implicitly based on the 
>assumption that consumers in third world countries prefer Windows to 
>Linux, but sometimes choose Linux because they can't afford Windows. 
>That actually fits in with the observed data concerning Windows piracy 
>in many countries. Consumer buys a Linux PC, to save the cost of a 
>Windows license, and wipes Linux in favor of a pirated Windows. When 
>Microsoft lowers the cost of Windows, the consumers switch to buying 
>Windows PCs, because the convenience of not having to wipe Linux and 
>install a pirated Windows is worth a few dollars to them.

The funny thing is, I don't disagree with that paragraph.


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