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To: Goutam who wrote (78231)	11/2/1999 2:06:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 1578970

Goutama - Re: "Not related to AMD, but nonetheless an important reminder to all that are complacent with monopolies - $219 for upgrade to Windows 2000 " That's OUTRAGEOUS ! How can Microsoft price their OS at less than HALF the cost of an Athlon ? Microsoft should be sued - in order to double their price to bring it in line with Athlon pricing ! Paul

To: Goutam who wrote (78231)	11/2/1999 3:17:00 PM
From: ericneu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578970

Not related to AMD, but nonetheless an important reminder to all that are complacent with monopolies - $219 for upgrade to Windows 2000 --- (I wasn't going to respond to this, but Greg Nus posted on the MSFT thread requesting it...) While accurate, that's a pretty deceiving number. The $219 figure is for an upgrade from Win95/98. Windows 2000 Pro is targeted at businesses, which are often running NT4. The upgrade price from NT4 is substantially less. Also, that's a quantity 1, FULL RETAIL price. Given the plethora of superstores (Costco, Wal-Mart) and internet discounters, I doubt many people will pay full retail. Business should be purchasing under Open License or Select agreements, and will pay even less. - Eric (all IMO)