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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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For those who want or cant download Liono, Apple have graciously allowed you to purchase a gold plated diamond encrusted USB stick with it preloaded. clicky_________________Finally joined Flickr
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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Jeez, if you think that's bad, you should see how much other suppliers want for their OS on nothing more than a DVD!
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bobbdobbs
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I know £45 for win7 Pro and £35 for win7 home on DVD delivered to my door  _________________Finally joined Flickr
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Fogmeister
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Was that direct from the Microsoft, or some kind of OEM deal? Seeing as though I may have to upgrade my Windows XP to 7 so I can keep up with Internet Explorer, those prices sound pretty keen - so I am properly interested. I don’t want to shell out vast wads of cash on what for me is an elaborate way to run a browser.
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bobbdobbs
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They were the full retail packages from PC world and Currys when the introductory offers were announced. Though I haven't yet used the win7 Pro DVD as that was for my desktop and I don't use that any more.
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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And how much is a DVD blank I ask?
Talk about Rip-Off Britain™.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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All my operating systems & all upgrades are completely free of charge.
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E. F. Benson
Doesn't have much of a life
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^^ you've got to respect that
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finlay666
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No they aren't, Android has licencing costs due to patents owned by other companies, so you are actually paying Microsoft through the cost of your device  as they own a number of patents used on the devices by all manufacturer _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Linux_User
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I was, of course, referring to my desktop operating system. We all know MS is a software patent whore, and it's not something they'd get away with in the European Union.
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finlay666
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Microsoft are just like every other software company in that respect, like Amazon, Apple and all the others, even Kodak are in on it _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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rustybucket
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Now that Canonical's free CD offer is over, how much would it cost you to buy a Linux distro on CD? If we're doing a fair comparison that is... _________________Jim
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Linux_User
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Well since I burn them myself, mere pence, otherwise they're on eBay for 99p.
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rustybucket
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I suspect you misunderstand... The point of the Apple USB stick is for those who can't download Lion. How much would it cost to buy a Linux Distro in a shop? _________________Jim
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