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I agree "One OS to unite them all"
"One price to keep all happy" In the end it's just a marketing
ploy different versions each with their own "missing" pieces.
In many ways it looks like double dipping too me. Sell the
OEM stripped bare version with the system. MS gets some
green with every sale and BOUNUS many will be buying a
better version after a bit of time discovering that their OEM
system is lacking. Double Dipping.

Pagan jim
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I agree "One OS to unite them all"  James Quinn | 08/28/08
It's the satellite model  frgough | 08/28/08
At least Microsoft doesn't charge for ....  ShadeTree | 08/28/08
Still don't understand eh?  James Quinn | 08/28/08
Please  HouseOfZen | 08/29/08
Unfortunately  rtk | 08/29/08
The question here is was there an accounting  James Quinn | 08/29/08
Adrian got it right  daengbo | 08/29/08
Another option, follow the Linux lead, let the user choose components  T1Oracle | 08/28/08
Basically you want what Vista already has, Adrian  soonerproud | 08/28/08
I Agree, and Disagree... Strangely  mikefarinha | 08/28/08
Not only paying for what they don't want...  LiquidLearner | 08/28/08
Good lord  Kaiwai | 08/31/08
$1500 for Internet browse and e-mail  BALTHOR | 08/28/08
Vista Gaming Performance = XP Gaming Performance  mikefarinha | 08/28/08
I know ..  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 08/28/08
Do you know?  mikefarinha | 08/28/08
Straw man?  AndyCee | 08/28/08
Yes, you can ask...  mikefarinha | 08/28/08
Not really BS  daengbo | 08/29/08
I really wish...  Cardinal_Bill | 08/28/08
I think three versions would be nice  LiquidLearner | 08/28/08
Perhaps  AndyCee | 08/28/08
I don't understand?  mikefarinha | 08/28/08
And what's in each version?  slopoke | 08/28/08
Clarification  slopoke | 08/28/08
And there is the crux of the problem  BobF_z | 08/29/08
In General...  Kromaethius | 08/28/08
*ahem*  mikefarinha | 08/28/08
Still find it hard to understand why not just two?  James Quinn | 08/28/08
Boy, you need some help here....  Kromaethius | 08/28/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  Kebbles | 08/28/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  joaolcbarros@... | 08/29/08
Well at least 3 mainstream versions and 2 very specific versions are needed  timiteh | 08/29/08
Still don't understand the reason for multiple versions  James Quinn | 08/29/08
Multiple Versions = More money for the same product. [nt]  olePigeon | 08/29/08
You seem to forget that Apple doesn't have to fight E.U and co  timiteh | 08/29/08
If they have to make multiple versions...  bricar2 | 08/29/08
I just want something that works well  SteveMak | 08/29/08
It works. It works smoothy, flawlessly, indeed  Gruffydd | 08/29/08
Smoothly...  Gruffydd | 08/29/08
Flawlessly?  chemist109 | 08/29/08
Flawlessly, indeed. Unless you are running poorly programmed software  Gruffydd | 08/29/08
Attitude does not change the reality  SteveMak | 08/29/08
That's exactly right  Gruffydd | 09/09/08
I Agree, All I Want Is Something Good, Not Vista  chessmen | 08/29/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  johncrea | 08/29/08
Nothing wrong with Vista!  jscott418 | 08/29/08
Check your history  SteveMak | 08/29/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  chuckbaggett@... | 08/29/08
Windows 7, looking for another web of deception  Ole Man | 08/29/08
What Microsoft needs to do is change...  mrlinux | 08/29/08
I would actually like 17 different versions of Windows 7  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 08/29/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  r_monigold@... | 08/29/08
What I would want  daengbo | 08/29/08
Am I The Only One Smelling Windows 7 as Vista SP2?  TtfnJohn | 08/30/08
It will be Windows 6.1 -- not "Windows 7"  ChazzMatt | 09/02/08
RE: Windows 7 - USB stick  graham.lv | 08/30/08
disabling services doesn't make you game faster!  qmlscycrajg | 08/31/08
Copy of Linux sales model...  Kaiwai | 08/31/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  cymru999 | 09/17/08
OS Performance  brian.smith@... | 10/02/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  mrjsmith | 10/06/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  anteros34 | 10/07/08
RE: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into  mp3 mite | 11/21/08

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