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From: Marts on 21 Oct 2009 22:17 Doug Jewell wrote... > Ok, we all know about the hardware price difference between > AU and US, and in many cases it is justified because of > Australian trading laws with C-Tick, spare parts etc etc. > But Windows 7? And they wonder why people pirate their products... How home users can justify say, $400 for what appears to them is a cheap CD that makes the computer run, I dunno. For the average family $400 is probably a good portion of the kids' new schoolbooks, or a uniform or two. I think that I'll stick with XP SP2. It's doing fine for us.
From: Trevor Wilson on 22 Oct 2009 02:11 "Doug Jewell" <ask(a)and.maybe.ill.tell.you> wrote in message news:-o6dnTXwIpGH4ULXnZ2dnUVZ_umdnZ2d(a)westnet.com.au... > Ok, we all know about the hardware price difference between AU and US, and > in many cases it is justified because of Australian trading laws with > C-Tick, spare parts etc etc. > But Windows 7? > > Professional > US Full Edition $199.99 > Australia Upgrade $399 > Australia Full $449 **I spoke with a mate who lives in the US this morning. He collected his Windows 7 Pro (full) from Costco. Cost - US$90.00. We are, indeed, being royally screwed. I'll stick with XP for awhile longer. The OEM cost of Windows 7 is ca. US$50.00, for system builders. I'm determined not to pay more than AUS$100.00, when I buy it with my next system/laptop. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
From: SG1 on 22 Oct 2009 02:19 $129 + $9.90 Freight on eBay atm for 64 bit Home Premium. Whatever that is.
From: news reader on 23 Oct 2009 05:57 > I wonder how much of the "I hate Vista" is actually "I hate Office 2007", > since a lot of people have trouble separating the OS from Office. I hate Vista and Office 2007! Good old xp fine. People will one day learn that the best upgrade is a hardware upgrade only... new computer + same old OS = very much faster PC.
From: blank on 23 Oct 2009 16:55
"news reader" <newsreader(a)bigpond.com> wrote in message news:c6fEm.49449$ze1.14225(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> I wonder how much of the "I hate Vista" is actually "I hate Office 2007", >> since a lot of people have trouble separating the OS from Office. > > I hate Vista and Office 2007! Good old xp fine. People will one day > learn that the best upgrade is a hardware upgrade only... new computer + > same old OS = very much faster PC. I think people who don't like Office 2007 just didn't bother learning how it works. It is really excellent in my opinion. As a person who creates many footnoted documents I greatly appreaciate its capacity to produce professionally formatted results with such ease. |