[edited, XP price changed from upgrade to full] > > RHPW $290 over 5 years > > MS XP Home $199 over 5 years > > Do you see the price difference? > > 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. > > Then add Office 2003 to that at $369 for the full version: > $199 + $369 = $568 Gimp has been ported to Windows. Open Office is available for Windows. So I think adding them to the windows price is also not fair. However, it is true that Open Office and Gimp come pre-installed with RH. I use Linux because I like it, not because it costs less. Ultimately, we want the Linux experience to be better than windows. Pre-installed, useful software does help accomplish this goal. Cheers, Jason
