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Then who's making all the money on that OEM install of Windows? It sure a lot more than $2 when I buy a PC. Sure it's cheaper than buying retail but not that cheap. I've heard rumor that big OEMs get Windows to install for about $80ca. Getting a OEM edition when building your own PC cost about $135ca and retail is $199ca.

So with XP out for almost 5 years then I'm sure Microsoft must have broken even on developement by now and the rest is pure profit. Maybe they haven't and dividing the development cost amoung all copies sold is equally $2 profit. Still if that's all they are making kind of make you wonder why they are in this business. Vista could be a killer for them.
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Google has no ads?  Loverock Davidson | 11/16/05
I do stand corrected  jjanks | 11/16/05
True  Loverock Davidson | 11/16/05
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For me.  A_Pickle | 11/16/05
Google has no ads?  dwest_z | 11/16/05
Really?  IT Scion | 11/16/05
Depends  dwest_z | 11/16/05
Okay  IT Scion | 11/16/05
I don't see any ads  Linux User 147560 | 11/16/05
But isn't that missing the point sort of?  IT Scion | 11/18/05
The people who want it vs not wanting it...  ju1ce | 11/16/05
Software companies have added  bjbrock | 11/16/05
one more reason to get Linux  Linux Geek | 11/16/05
Did you say something?(nt)  IT Scion | 11/16/05
Message has been deleted.  IT Scion | 11/16/05
Only $2  voska | 11/16/05
Re: Only $2  Mike (not Cox) | 11/16/05
In that case $2 is too much  voska | 11/16/05
Huh? Works comes with MS Word...  John Zern | 11/16/05
Quality  baggins_z | 11/16/05
If there is one thing that irks me it's a zealot...  ju1ce | 11/16/05
Huh? I think you're WAY off base there,,  John Zern | 11/16/05
MS Adware  dwest_z | 11/16/05
Some people will actually opt for it...  ju1ce | 11/16/05
Opera Ads?  dragosani | 11/16/05
How many years did they have it?  ju1ce | 11/16/05
Correct  dragosani | 11/16/05
So then  IT Scion | 11/16/05
So then  dwest_z | 11/16/05
So then...  ju1ce | 11/16/05
Hey don't be offended  IT Scion | 11/16/05
ok but then again  toxicfreak | 11/16/05
I've said it before  chuckleberry | 11/16/05
Works on OEM pc's  Anton Philidor | 11/16/05
There are enough ads in Windows and IE  James Dean_z | 11/16/05
Microsoft eyes ads as consumers close wallets  Loverock Davidson | 11/16/05
No Complaints here...  nucrash | 11/16/05
Ofcourse...  nucrash | 11/16/05
Also remember...  ju1ce | 11/16/05
The dog is drooling ...  George Mitchell | 11/16/05
Don't forget Eudora...  Hugh Jass | 11/16/05
Bad for the OEM?  none none | 11/16/05
MS wont need the OEMs anymore ...  George Mitchell | 11/16/05
works is worth $0, and money is worth less!  hipparchus2000 | 11/16/05
Adware  MarkieMark | 11/16/05
Ditto!  erdiko@... | 11/16/05

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