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You also pay $129 for service packs. And Windows drops in price after a while. I'm not happy about the Vista pricing, but a user having upgraded to each update of Mac OS X has probably paid well over $600 by now.
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Microsoft Canada leaks Vista pricing  Loverock Davidson | 08/28/06
Your intelligence never ceases to amaze me L.D.  Intellihence | 08/28/06
and at that price it's even too high.  Arm A. Geddon | 08/28/06
.....................  Mike (not Cox) | 08/28/06
You must mean for a pirated version.  Mikael_z | 08/29/06
Um...  A_Pickle | 08/29/06
Shhh...  friedcow | 08/29/06
So...what do you drive?  ccrashh2@... | 08/29/06
no need for 'leaks' for Linux  Linux Geek | 08/28/06
Disjointed & Geeky....  tomwiles | 08/28/06
What's wrong with Ubuntu Linux Name  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Is it "youbuntu" or "OOOHHbuntu"?  ajole | 08/29/06
Linux names are more creative than "Windows"  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Yes, those names...  rarsa | 08/30/06
Linux  bgonetoo | 08/28/06
What is it you can't do in Linux?  Henrik Moller | 08/28/06
Play Oblivion  ccrashh2@... | 08/29/06
I think Linux plays 'Oblivion' pretty well.  friedcow | 08/29/06
As in...  Henrik Moller | 08/29/06
Point?  ccrashh2@... | 08/30/06
Keep saying the same thing?  TripleII | 08/30/06
windows vs. linux useability  trenthall | 08/30/06
Linux has its strengths and weaknesses  Boot_Agnostic | 08/28/06
I'm sorry but Windows is just obsolete in a world were the Russian mafia is  slim-01 | 08/29/06
You're joking, right?  FatherJ | 08/31/06
Not joking at all  slim-01 | 08/31/06
And you would go about this en masse how?  Boot_Agnostic | 09/04/06
well, that was yesterday,  galileon | 08/29/06
Linox has a lack of advertising  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
No, that's a long ways from today.  A_Pickle | 08/29/06
AMEN, 'nuff said  ajole | 08/29/06
Actually it IS today!  newkenbo | 08/29/06
Go with Ubuntu...All free software &apps much easier to install than Window  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Your argument is your counterargument  rarsa | 08/30/06
Excellent arguement  slim-01 | 08/31/06
You'd probably spend less time with the command lines  Boot_Agnostic | 09/04/06
Have you ever tried Linspire?  psaudio | 08/29/06
And now Freespire too...  ajole | 08/29/06
Sorry but Linux will never do trojans, virus & spyware bgonetoo  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Sorry, It will...  rarsa | 08/30/06
You're scripted responses  Boot_Agnostic | 08/28/06
You forgot to mention...  Jay E Court | 08/29/06
THANK YOU.  nhac | 08/30/06
Linux Grease  lmenningen | 09/02/06
With Greater Multimedia Use in Computer, where is Linux  don_the_newbie | 08/29/06
...and...  ccrashh2@... | 08/29/06
Maya has a linux version  newkenbo | 08/29/06
Counterparts and more  newkenbo | 08/29/06
Yes to most if not all  slim-01 | 08/29/06
Has anybody EVER paid the list price for Windows?  ajole | 08/29/06
Probably pirated  Your Mom 2.0 | 08/29/06
No, real OEM and retail stuff.  ajole | 08/29/06
I did, unfortunately  Zolar | 08/31/06
Hah!  TrackStar1682 | 08/29/06
If M$ was giving vista away...  Jay E Court | 08/29/06
except they won't run Halo...  ajole | 08/29/06
One M$ exec to another  Sackaguano | 08/29/06
$450! ???  Narg | 08/29/06
MS Canada  Bobby Joe Reed | 08/29/06
All you M$ users....  Jay E Court | 08/29/06
All you M$ users....  symissy | 08/29/06
...And it's Windows users like you that insist on using an obsolete OS  slim-01 | 08/29/06
How about this?  TrackStar1682 | 08/29/06
Have nothing against Mac except the cost  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Cost is only part of the issue.  Mercat | 09/01/06
You don't gather people to a side with the $  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
If Linux is superior in every way...  friedcow | 08/29/06
dispatches@ will take care of the oversight  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
I saw a vision of a would without Microsoft  slim-01 | 08/30/06
You can have your visions  Boot_Agnostic | 08/30/06
With all the nasties out there, Microsoft puts us all at risk  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Sounds like then you are willing to harm  Boot_Agnostic | 09/04/06
Linux  RonsMail4U@... | 08/29/06
Blue screen myths. The good question is: which service?  PhilippeV | 08/30/06
from one linux user to another.  nhac | 08/30/06
Are you sure you responded to the correct post  slim-01 | 09/01/06
Games?  ccrashh2@... | 08/29/06
Come on  Boot_Agnostic | 08/29/06
Try...  slim-01 | 08/29/06
GL117 is a great example of the problem with Linux.  ajole | 08/29/06
Microsoft will make sure everyone goes to Alt OS's  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Not trying to state the obvious, but...  JoeysLapTop | 08/30/06
Mac OS X vs Microsoft  robyvonne@... | 08/30/06
Niot so obvious that Windows had these years ago, too.  ajole | 08/31/06
Here  TripleII | 08/30/06
vista prices  gene52@... | 08/29/06
Very True  slim-01 | 08/30/06
Vista Pricing  Bobby Joe Reed | 08/29/06
Ubuntu Update not working - Yah right  slim-01 | 08/30/06
VISTA PRICING  Bobby Joe Reed | 08/29/06
From a easy come easy go company  troubled241 | 08/29/06
That's anything new?  TrackStar1682 | 08/29/06
capturing media live streams  wordhungry | 08/30/06
Vista will probably be priced to make up  Boot_Agnostic | 08/30/06
Down Grade  jdumas | 08/30/06
How monopoles build very high prices!  PhilippeV | 08/30/06
MS Shooting itself in the foot-again!  curiousgeorge13@... | 08/30/06
eastern european pirate versions?  PhilippeV | 08/30/06
When will we have a Microsoft Linux distrib?  PhilippeV | 08/30/06
Way too scary. I want MS out of business not merged with Linux.  slim-01 | 08/30/06
How can they pay their employees?  ajole | 08/30/06
Stick with one system!!!  Headspin | 08/30/06
Doing the traditional market thing  Boot_Agnostic | 08/30/06
Wasn't this information announced publicly already?  JoeysLapTop | 08/30/06
Wasn't this information announced publicly already?  JoeysLapTop | 08/30/06
There is always Apple.  Mercat | 09/01/06

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