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How are you gauging 'reasonably priced'?
Apple doesn't sell their OSes in a real sense - they're basically recouping some of the development cost for upgrades. The OS is really a loss-leader to get you buy their hardware, which is generally more expensive than equivalent PC systems, even when you factor in the cost of Windows.

You can't buy MacOS X off the shelf and install it on anyone else's computer but Apple's for example, without going to hacks and homebrew drivers, which Apple doesn't support and thus costs them nothing.

Linux is free. It's essentially impossible to compete on a price basis with free, but again, Linux works because a lot of people are donating their time to create a product. If someone had to sit down and pay all these people for their work, Linux would be much, much more expensive.

Microsoft actually lives on the revenue of Windows and Office. That's their actual product. More than that, those two products fund a lot of research and a lot of other product development (like Visual Studio).

So is it gouging? Is it unreasonably priced? Well, in a freemarket system, 'fair' is what the market will bear... and since they have.. what - 92% of the market... I'd say the market considers Windows 'reasonably priced.'
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The best marketing...  steeldestroyer | 06/20/08
How are you gauging 'reasonably priced'?  TheWerewolf | 06/20/08
I'd say adress the non OEM market.  TripleII | 06/20/08
I agree with some of what you say  Pliny the Elder | 06/20/08
Oops. Left out a paragraph  Pliny the Elder | 06/20/08
History Lesson  SpikeyMike | 07/09/08
AGREED  boed | 06/20/08
You hit the nail on the head  atomicsupergeek | 07/29/08
RE: Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising  rtk | 06/20/08
*applauds*  TheWerewolf | 06/20/08
Not sure about that.  TripleII | 06/20/08
They probably don't want to acknowledge the little guy  beoz | 06/23/08
Similar to what steeldestroyer said....  MGP2 | 06/20/08
What do you think the Softies should be spending that extra $200 million  Jeremy W | 06/20/08
Well, I no longer wonder why  Pliny the Elder | 06/20/08
and so the stigma is earned.  User07734 | 06/23/08
Very Nice. But also promote Tablet Functionalities  P. Douglas | 06/20/08
Money well spent...  Mike Cox | 06/20/08
7.5, good to have you back! (nt)  voyager529 | 06/20/08
Who let this guy back in?  MGP2 | 06/20/08
ROTFL!  Pliny the Elder | 06/20/08
This is so bad it's good  klumper | 06/21/08
Sounds like another Congressman's bridge to nowhere  Ole Man | 06/20/08
Wow. Didn't get that job at MS, I see  Pliny the Elder | 06/20/08
Move along Phoney Plony...  User07734 | 06/23/08
I guess the censorship Gestapo didn't like my post  Ole Man | 06/27/08
admitted shill?  maggietoo9 | 07/14/08
My $200M would go on ...  johnfenjackson@... | 06/21/08
Just what everyone wants  lumpy_blumpkin | 06/23/08
If you call Microsoft M$  beoz | 06/23/08
RE: Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising  SScott721 | 06/21/08
I do have to ask.  TripleII | 06/21/08
MS markets to business  frgough | 06/23/08
Hard to imagine that...  User07734 | 06/23/08
Stability is exactly the issue for business.  Xwindowsjunkie | 07/27/08
Yup, thus delivering the next phase  fr0thy2 | 06/23/08
ha, ha, ha  eldernorm | 07/13/08
What if...  Jeremy W | 06/22/08
A very interesting view  eldernorm | 07/13/08
we don't need cavemen and geckos  coffeeshark | 06/23/08
Just ridiculous.  terry flores | 06/23/08
Best Marketing Ploy That Would Help Microsoft  itanalyst2@... | 06/23/08
That would be very smart of them to do...  User07734 | 06/23/08
RE: Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising  Digital_Dame | 06/23/08
RE: Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising  richdave | 06/24/08
As the other Steve says.  eldernorm | 07/13/08
Isn't it funny...  Qbt | 07/08/08
Not really funny on this side of the mirror either  eldernorm | 07/13/08
Stop hating Vista!  bpony | 07/09/08
$500 million total ?!? It won't work, so it's a waste.  BillDem | 07/09/08
RE: Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising  maggietoo9 | 07/14/08
Its illegal to buy people's vote in a polling place...  Xwindowsjunkie | 07/27/08
Instead of Spending This Money On Advertising  Cardhu | 08/14/08
Instead of Spending This Money On Advertising  Gradius2 | 08/29/08
$500 million JUST BURNED !  Gradius2 | 08/29/08
Why Vista still sucks ?!  Gradius2 | 08/29/08

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