You think that your PC is cheaper than my Mac? Yes?
Well, check out the price list for upgrading your OS to the latest and greatest bug-ridden, Swiss-cheese securitied offering from Redmond. Someone accidentally put it on the web.
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium $239 full / $159 upgrade
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate $399 full / $259 upgrade
(Both qualify for free shipping ;^)
By way of comparison, the Mac OS is included in the price of the computer, is easily transferrable, and the typical upgrade price is $129.
6 comments:
Yes, upgrades for PC are always less expensive than MACs, hands down. Oh, I forgot to tell you I have a friend who works for MSFT so I get them discounted:o)
I didn't realize that M$ allowed its employees to distribute their software. Good for you.
I guess that if you are willing to wait several years between significant upgrades to your OS, Windows is cheaper - but the TCO isn't.
We've already been over the hardware thing, too. :^)
You're assuming that I upgrade my PC, Mark. Usually I don't, as once I get things to work the way I want, I try not to touch it.
:^)
Do you still use the PC that bought in Longmont?
No, that's gone to the PC graveyard in the sky....would be 8 years old today, so I figure I got my use out of it. I still use the Office 98 SBE that I bought then, though.
So, now I know that you upgrade your PC. What was your point? ;^)
Oh, yeah. Did it happen to be that the OEM versions of Windows are cheaper than retail? I learned this about 2 years ago when the Win98 I had ate itself so badly my PC wouldn't even get past the BIOS display. So, I bought an OEM version of XP SP2 for about $80 at a small-time PC shop. (It was OEM because I purchased it with an $8 sound card.)
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