I think we will all be surprised at the consumer's acceptance of W2K. From what I have seen here locally, W2K seems to be selling well with consumers despite being targeted at businesses. For whatever reason, people are buying W2K and it doesn't hurt that software bundles and Iomega Zip drives are being tied to the sale of W2K.
I've been running W2K since 2/17 and couldn't be happier. W2K is rock solid and is ideal for ANYONE, not just businesses, that uses their computer for web surfing, email, word processing, spreadsheets, and personal finances.
I also decided this weekend to compare how much I've spent on Windows utilities v.s Windows itself over the past 5 years. I bought Win 95,98, 98SE, and now 2000, for a total cost of $382.
In that same 5 year period, I purchased Norton Desktop for Windows, Norton Utilities v2.0 and v3.0, Norton Antivirus v2.0, Norton Systemworks v2.0, Norton Systemworks 2000, for a grand total of $334.
I don't know how anyone can make a case for MSFT overcharging consumers for Windows. Symantec comes out with a new version at least once a year. IMO these are the kind of companies that are overcharging consumers for software not MSFT. |
