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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (149731)	11/26/2001 11:57:34 PM
From: fyodor_	Respond to of 186894

Tench: Even if you didn't pay for the software (which, BTW, is illegal, hint hint winky winky), I doubt you can save that much money building the PC yourself. I use Star Office and have quite a few legal copies of various Microsoft OS's (although no XP), so I would certainly be paying for something I didn't need with the typical OS+Office package offered by OEMs. Additionally, you can get an "OEM edition" of Windows quite cheaply when you buy computer hardware (all completely legal as well). I haven't checked the prices in the US and it certainly is possible that Dell/Compaq and the like charge relatively more here in Europe than is the case in the US. -fyo