From: Karl E. Peterson on 17 Mar 2010 15:13 C. Kevin Provance wrote: > I didn't know if we were counting passive purchases. Usually I build my own > boxes. The last time I built one the outlet threw in Windows for free having > spent x amount of dollars. The laptop on the otherhand, which came with > Vista I guess counts...if we're counting passive purchases. Otherwise, > preinstalled OS aside, VB6 would have to be it. I tend not to count them, per se. It's not something you went out and bought, anymore than did you pay for that glass of ice water with your meal. -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: Karl E. Peterson on 17 Mar 2010 15:16 Jason Keats wrote: > Karl E. Peterson wrote: >> >> Survey time... Anyone here a MSFT customer? (Present tense) >> > > No, everyone will be installing ReactOS on their next computer, just so they > can avoid buying Windows 7 - while still being able to run VB6... > > http://www.reactos.org/en/screenshots.html > > Right? ;-) Hey, cool, something new and shiney to play with on my spare box! :-) -- ..NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org
From: mayayana on 17 Mar 2010 20:21
> I tend not to count them, per se. It's not something you went out and > bought, anymore than did you pay for that glass of ice water with your > meal. > OK, that's $21.80 for the baked schrod and 80 bucks for the glass of water. $101.80. Would you like to order dessert now, sir? Can I refill your water? |