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man thats REALLY cheap, that software is worth more than that! i wish i could buy it for that cheap!
 
as socialistic as it sounds i actually might support a motion for the @#$ federal government to give out cheap computers if it would force MS drop the bloated prices they charge oem/end users.
 
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Nah, let's keep the Gov out of it. Look at what happened when they broke up the AT&T phone company.

Just go to college, get an education and some free software :p


Oh and chose your career wisely as you'll have to make big bux to pay back your student loans before you hit middle age.
 
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Nah, let's keep the Gov out of it. Look at what happened when they broke up the AT&T phone company.

The government is a blunt tool and measures to promote competition are rarely met with a seamless transition. But I think the government did more good than bad when they broke up ATT.

At the time of divestiture, ATT owned some 90% of the telecommunications infrastructure and the government required all long distance carriers to provide a quality connection if it was necessary to complete a call. How can that not be good? I seriously doubt we'd see 2 cent/minute rates if it didnt happen.

Look what's going on the the philippines --which i believe ranks forth among all international destionations for calls from the US. It's behind canada, mexico, UK. and right above India.

PLDT, which is the ATT of the philippines, is demanding that the US pay about 50% more for calls originating from the US, despite having come to a previous, legally binding agreement. True to thier word, PLDT has blocked a substantial amount of incoming traffic into the phillipines. The two countries have been in gridlock since feb03.

What would stop ATT from doing this if they were able to take any anti-competitive measure they so desired?.... and if they were merely "contained", there's nothign that could revert the adverse affects of the judicial gridlock that it would create.

my comment about the govt giving out free computers was (mostly) in jest. but it is encouraging to see microsoft take some seamingly desperate measures to maintian its enourmous market share.
 
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