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To: Paul Ma who wrote (108379)	4/29/2000 12:03:00 AM
From: minnow68	Read Replies (5) of 1571020

Paul, You wrote "Microsoft on the other hand does not gouge consumers on prices." When the Mexican school system asked for a quote for server software for every school in Mexico, MSFT came up with a quote of something like $180 million. The Mexican's asked Red Hat and Red Hat quoted $79.95. MSFT's quote $180,000,000.00 USD RHAT's quote $79.95 USD MSFT wanted over two million times as much money as the competition. At what point is it price gouging? When they want a billion times more money, a trillion? Mike

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