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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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