[ale] [Fwd: Cost of Windows and Office in US vs Thailand]

[James P. Kinney III]

Even MORE reasons to use Linux and OpenOffice.org (v1.1 is very nice!)

On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 08:03, Matthew Brown wrote:
> Enjoy!
> -- 
> Best regards,
> 
> Matthew Brown
> CorData, Inc.
> Office:	770-795-0089
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> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> From: michael_v_brown at us.ibm.com
> To: matthew.brown at cordata.net
> Subject: Cost of Windows and Office in US vs Thailand
> Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 22:26:26 -0400
> 
> 
> Microsoft's Worm Fund
> In recent financials, Microsoft
> showed an 85 percent profit margin
> on Windows. In countries where
> Linux is a stiff competitor,
> though, the margin drops. In
> Thailand, Microsoft sells Windows
> and Office together for the
> equivalent of $36, according to an
> Aug. 14 Wall Street Journal
> article. The difference between $36
> and the combined $300 or so street
> price that's paid in the United
> States is a kind of "stupid
> Americans" tax.
> 
> Read the full story on the web at:
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1230141,00.asp
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Michael V. Brown
> Lotus Service Manager
> Lotus Customer Advocacy Organization
> IBM Software Group
> Phone: 404-487-2845
> Internet Mail: Michael_V_Brown at US.IBM.COM
> 
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