On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 11:53, Brent Fox wrote: > 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 You can get the full OEM version for $99 dollars from many places on the net. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=335878&Sku=M17-7500 > 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 OpenOffice does run under MS Windows too. > --Brent Don't get me wrong. I know it sounds like I am trying to make a case for MS. I am not. Of all the different "flavors" of Linux I have used over the past 7 years or so, Red Hat/Fedora is the best IMO. I just wish that Red Hat did not drop a viable option for a home user/SOHO user. Jim Drabb -- --------------------------------------------------------- The box said: "Requires Windows 98/2000/NT/XP or better." So, I installed LINUX! --------------------------------------------------------- James Drabb JR Senior Programmer Analyst Davenport, FL USA
