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lwj wayne at zkcelltest.com
Wed Feb 11 17:13:45 UTC 2004


> > 
> > Do the prices for
> > MS XP Home + Equivalent Developer Tools + Adobe Photoshop + Decent Maths
> > program + Complete Office suite + ....
> > 
> > Just so you make a fair comparison.
> 
> Also, just to make it fair, the $99 price for Windows XP Home is for the
> upgrade version.  The retail price for the full version of Windows XP
> Home is $199:
> 
> http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=316255
> 
> Then add Office 2003 to that at $369 for the full version:
> http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=539386
> 
> $199 + $369 = $568  
> 

If you are a developer add another $200-500 for Developer Studio. Oh,
and if you want Dev Studio support then you need to add an additional
$2500 (per year I think.)





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