Re: Installation
On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:58:29 +0200, lee wrote:
> Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> writes:
>>>> For the lazy users who are not interested in what their systems are
>>>> or run, a big _sure_. If there were nobody solving their issues (and
>>>> I'm quite confident that Windows users have *a lot of* problems) they
>>>> will look for another solution that "breaks" less... it can be Apple
>>>> (but their products are not affordable) or it can be -oh, what was
>>>> the name...-, ah, yes, Linux.
>>>
>>> They don't think like that.
>>
>> Sure they do. Money is a very powerful and convincing argument.
>
> You mean when not buying from Apple?
Yes.
> Everyone seems to buy their phones.
Sure, Apple products are for people with no money problems.
>>>>> (Is it really $250 for a windoze license? I have one I couldn't
>>>>> avoid getting; maybe I should sell it. If you want to make an
>>>>> offer, please send it directly to me and not to the list.)
>>>>
>>>> Last time I checked (at the time Windows 7 was out) that was the
>>>> price for the stand-alone (non-upgrade) retailer box you can find at
>>>> any shop but now, with the new upcoming "product" (Windows 8) this
>>>> could have changed, of course.
>>>
>>> That's crazy.
>>
>> What exactly?
>
> It's a crazy price when you consider what you get and what you don't get
> for your money. Of course, it's worth what ppl pay for it.
I think an OS should cost even more (yes, also Linux, why not?). You only
need to compare what it can be done with a car and an OS. There's no
comparison.
Greteings,
--
Camaleón
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