[plug] These prices are HOT

[Alex Nordstrom]

Thursday, 10 November 2005 14:05, Kev wrote:
> I receive "specials" from one of my suppliers on a regular basis. 
> This one today made me wonder even more why people persist with
> Window$.

Yes, most Free software is gratis. Move along.

The real cost of proprietary software is in the added downtime, 
administrative overhead, data loss, &c caused by their lack of 
reliability. That's especially true with unsupported, illegally sold 
OEM warez. A few hundred bucks is peanuts in that context.

> [] MS OFFICE 2003 OEM
>
> MS Office 2003 Small Business Edition OEM - $291ex GST
> MS Office 2003 Professional OEM - $384ex GST
>
> THESE PRICE ARE HOT
> WHILE STOCKS LAST

QUICK! SOON WE WILL RUN OUT OF ONES AND ZEROS!

Seriously, if this is one of your suppliers, you should look for a new 
one. Please read this:

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/genuine/piracy/basics/whatis.aspx#4

and use the following form to report this activity:

http://www.microsoft.com/australia/genuine/piracy/report/hidden/reseller.aspx

Illegal distribution of proprietary software draws users away from 
legitimate, Free software. Please do not tolerate it.

-- 
Alex Nordstrom
http://lx.n3.net/
Please do not CC me in followups; I am subscribed to plug.
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