tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post113704985620943881..comments2023-09-06T08:56:14.610-04:00Comments on Eidelblog: Is Microsoft overpriced?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1148597379694730822006-05-25T18:49:00.000-04:002006-05-25T18:49:00.000-04:00You're missing the whole point. Microsoft's price ...You're missing the whole point. Microsoft's price manipulation is based on the fact that it is nearly monopoly in the industry.<BR/><BR/>Do you really think the cost of sotware justifies 500$ tag? Some video games that are much more complex go for 50$. Why? Because of the competitive market. Who in the world would pay 500$ for a game.<BR/><BR/>I bet you're the same person who would defend rising oil prices as and mindblowing profit margins of oil companies on rising oil prices of suppliers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1140190390205972892006-02-17T10:33:00.000-05:002006-02-17T10:33:00.000-05:00Can’t you can get an OEM version of XP much cheape...Can’t you can get an OEM version of XP much cheaper?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1137180974801595212006-01-13T14:36:00.000-05:002006-01-13T14:36:00.000-05:00I was wondering about the date of his article, or ...I was wondering about the date of his article, or whether he's talking about a different dollar, but it's dated two days ago, and he's in South Africa (so he'd be talking about the rand, and besides he's addressing a largely American audience).<BR/><BR/>I never read Lanier's essay, but he is very correct. As I said, the familiarity of a common platform is why Outlook, despite its problems, remains popular. You can install it on a new computer and know it will most likely work, or any other piece of software meant for Windows.<BR/><BR/>Even though I know a thing or two about computers, I don't have time to delve more seriously into Linux, or to compile programs myself. I did tell Charlie that I can see myself running no Microsoft software at all in a couple of years, but for right now, part of why I stick with Windows is that it simply works without my having to do much. <A HREF="http://eidelblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/knoppix-easy-way-to-run-linux-on-your.html" REL="nofollow">Knoppix</A> works really nicely and isn't hard to use, but sometimes I encounter problems that I don't have time to fix, or even investigate. I run <A HREF="http://gaim.sourceforge.net/" REL="nofollow">GAIM</A> with an older (but still working) version of <A HREF="http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/" REL="nofollow">OTR</A>. I'd use the newest OTR, but I kept getting a cryptic error during compiling. Frankly, I gave up quickly because I just don't have time to find out what's wrong.<BR/><BR/>Does Linux work better than Windows? Certainly. Then again, you could learn to drive a manual transmission for better engine control and fuel economy, but it won't benefit you that much if all you do is drive to the local grocery store.Perry Eidelbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707615907666584863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1137143490783801012006-01-13T04:11:00.000-05:002006-01-13T04:11:00.000-05:00Today, I can get an A-brand system with a Celeron,...<I>Today, I can get an A-brand system with a Celeron, 256 megs of RAM and 40 gigs of disk space for less than $500.</I><BR/><BR/>That's top of the line? That guy's pretty out of it. I've got a system many times more capable that I put together for under $1000.<BR/><BR/>Also, per Jaron Lanier's essay on Cato Unbound, a large part of what people are paying for with Microsoft Windows and Office is not the features within the programs but the guaranteed world of interoperability with all the other people who use said programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com