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Subject: Re: Decided to buy Windows XP pre-release

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 08:10:06 08/04/01

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On August 03, 2001 at 21:04:02, Hristo wrote:

>On August 03, 2001 at 17:42:20, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>On August 03, 2001 at 16:16:23, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>Microsoft is asking $9.95 for it (a big download), and it seems to have more
>>>ways to help you upgrade from Win98 than Win2000 has.
>>>
>>>Does anybody have any huge warnings about this?
>>
>>Oh just wait a few minutes and I guess the Linux squad with conspirasy theories
>>about Bill Gates pop up! :-)
>>
>>Torstein
>Torstein,
>I'm one of the linux squad (?), however I don't understand what you are talking
>about. $9.95 for an OS that gives you better performnace and a bunch of new
>features is a bargain.


Whoa!!  It's not $9.95.  It's $9.95 UNTIL IT EXPIRES, at which time you still
have to buy it for the regular price!  This just lets you get it sooner, with
the obvious stability risk.  Remember, this is Microsoft we're talking about
here!  There ain't no cheap lunch!



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