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Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?

Subject: Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
From: "Dave R." <watson@enteract.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:53:00 -0500
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On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, James Alexander wrote:

> gigahertz processor systems aren't readily available yet.  oh and don't
> forget, where I live, retail on windows is $300 by itself.  Are you really so
> STUPID to believe any vendor will sell you windows and give you the hardware
> on which to run it for FREE?

A vendor, however, will be paying for OEM Windows, not retail.  The OEM
version is usually much cheaper, but with stricter licensing (i.e. must be
sold with a computer, can't be installed on another PC, etc.).  So, figure
US$50-$75 for Windows, maybe even less.

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References:
- If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
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- Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
  - From: James Alexander <james-m-alexander@home.com>

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