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"Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
news:haqafc$88q$6@news.eternal-september.org...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Karen Jayne Putzke wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>
>>
>> "Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:haqa60$88q$3@news.eternal-september.org...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>> Alisa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns9CA06B4E3A063thisnthatroadrunnern@216.196.97.131...
>>>>>>>> .. .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> .. .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> .. .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That sort of interest. And that is just a pre-orders.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alisa
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To include all of the details, those 'pre-orders' were when MS was
>>>>>>> selling it at a *huge* discount, even Alias pre-ordered one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IIRC, MS has *never* offered a pre-sale deal like that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm sure many that jumped at the $50 price only did so because of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> $50 price. I was going to as well, but never got around to it before
>>>>>>> the deal expired.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nonetheless, pre-order sales are very impressive.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't say they weren't.
>>>>>
>>>>>> As for the discount, that's just good business.
>>>>>
>>>>> Except that is should be the regular price, or at least the regular
>>>>> price
>>>>> when you buy 3 or more licenses, or something similar to Apples Family
>>>>> Pack thing which I believe is ~$200 for a 5 licenses, which comes out
>>>>> to
>>>>> be $40 each. (
>>>>> User/dp/B000BR0NPO)
>>>>>
>>>>> Windows for 5 (NORMAL PRICING @ what....$129 for an upgrade) would be
>>>>> $645.
>>>>>
>>>>> But of course, who's got 5 MACS right ? Lots of people have multiple
>>>>> Windows PC's.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't understand how lowering the retail price to maybe $59 or $69
>>>>> for
>>>>> a single copy could be bad ?
>>>>>
>>>>> We're talking retail sales here, which is a very tiny percentage of
>>>>> total
>>>>> sales. OEM sales...to Dell/HP/etc, have to quite a bit less than
>>>>> $59/$69
>>>>> already, so there should be any money lost via OEM's.
>>>>>
>>>>> Corporate clients don't just purchase Windows licenses, but other
>>>>> bundled
>>>>> things such as Office, and support, so there wouldn't really be a loss
>>>>> there either.
>>>>>
>>>>> It would be a win-win......Users would be more apt to purchase at a
>>>>> much
>>>>> lower cost, therefore more copies sold. Even if MS ended up breaking
>>>>> even
>>>>> as if they didn't lower the price dollar-wise, there would be more
>>>>> copies
>>>>> of it out there and running and installed on PCS.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looks good on paper anyway.
>>>>
>>>> As I said, that is good business, and it isn't even out proper yet.
>>>>
>>>> Keep an eye out for the billions they will make when it is
>>>>
>>>> Alisa
>>>
>>> Somehow, this Alisa troll thinks that sales and popularity mean
>>> something. The DOD, NYSE, Chicago Merc, most banks and anyone that wants
>>> a secure OS, doesn't use Windows but Linux. Windows is for ignorant
>>> people like Alisa who only want to email, use Windows Live Messenger and
>>> little else.
>>>
>>> Alias<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> She isn't a troll, she is putting you in your place with all your lies
>> and misinformation.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> LOL! YOU don't "put me in my place" and neither does she/he/it unless you
> count insults and lies as "putting me in my place".
>
> Alias<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

There is no hope for you short of electric shock treatment to take away your
fantasies you believe to be true.

Say Goodnight to the folks Gracie

Alisa

 

Alisa wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
>
> "Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:haqafc$88q$6@news.eternal-september.org...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Karen Jayne Putzke wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
>>>
>>>
>>> "Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:haqa60$88q$3@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> Alisa wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote in
>>>>> message news:Xns9CA06B4E3A063thisnthatroadrunnern@216.196.97.131...
>>>>>>>>> .. .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .. .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> .. .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That sort of interest. And that is just a pre-orders.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Alisa
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To include all of the details, those 'pre-orders' were when MS was
>>>>>>>> selling it at a *huge* discount, even Alias pre-ordered one.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> IIRC, MS has *never* offered a pre-sale deal like that.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm sure many that jumped at the $50 price only did so because
>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>> $50 price. I was going to as well, but never got around to it
>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>> the deal expired.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nonetheless, pre-order sales are very impressive.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't say they weren't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for the discount, that's just good business.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Except that is should be the regular price, or at least the
>>>>>> regular price
>>>>>> when you buy 3 or more licenses, or something similar to Apples
>>>>>> Family
>>>>>> Pack thing which I believe is ~$200 for a 5 licenses, which comes
>>>>>> out to
>>>>>> be $40 each. (
>>>>>> User/dp/B000BR0NPO)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows for 5 (NORMAL PRICING @ what....$129 for an upgrade) would be
>>>>>> $645.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But of course, who's got 5 MACS right ? Lots of people have multiple
>>>>>> Windows PC's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't understand how lowering the retail price to maybe $59 or
>>>>>> $69 for
>>>>>> a single copy could be bad ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We're talking retail sales here, which is a very tiny percentage
>>>>>> of total
>>>>>> sales. OEM sales...to Dell/HP/etc, have to quite a bit less than
>>>>>> $59/$69
>>>>>> already, so there should be any money lost via OEM's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Corporate clients don't just purchase Windows licenses, but other
>>>>>> bundled
>>>>>> things such as Office, and support, so there wouldn't really be a
>>>>>> loss
>>>>>> there either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It would be a win-win......Users would be more apt to purchase at
>>>>>> a much
>>>>>> lower cost, therefore more copies sold. Even if MS ended up
>>>>>> breaking even
>>>>>> as if they didn't lower the price dollar-wise, there would be more
>>>>>> copies
>>>>>> of it out there and running and installed on PCS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks good on paper anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> As I said, that is good business, and it isn't even out proper yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep an eye out for the billions they will make when it is
>>>>>
>>>>> Alisa
>>>>
>>>> Somehow, this Alisa troll thinks that sales and popularity mean
>>>> something. The DOD, NYSE, Chicago Merc, most banks and anyone that
>>>> wants a secure OS, doesn't use Windows but Linux. Windows is for
>>>> ignorant people like Alisa who only want to email, use Windows Live
>>>> Messenger and little else.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>> She isn't a troll, she is putting you in your place with all your
>>> lies and misinformation.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>>
>> LOL! YOU don't "put me in my place" and neither does she/he/it unless
>> you count insults and lies as "putting me in my place".
>>
>> Alias<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> There is no hope for you short of electric shock treatment to take away
> your fantasies you believe to be true.
>
> Say Goodnight to the folks Gracie
>
> Alisa
>
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Alisa can't refute so she/he/it insults me. How Windroid of you.

Alias

 

Alisa wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> Fair enough milt.
>
> I think I'll join you in kill filing him. You're dead right about one
> thing. He is an ignorant troll who does not like the truth. What a sad
> Sod.
>
> Alisa<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Yup, he's an ignorant one-trick troll. Keeps going on an on about his
little hobby OS while the rest of us use something that just plain WORKS.

 

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
news:uQC3ghcSKHA.1232@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
>
> Yup, he's an ignorant one-trick troll. Keeps going on an on about his
> little hobby OS<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

You really are bigoted and ignorant, aren't you?

 

"Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
> news:uQC3ghcSKHA.1232@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>>
>> Yup, he's an ignorant one-trick troll. Keeps going on an on about his
>> little hobby OS<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
>
> You really are bigoted and ignorant, aren't you?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Err, now honey, don't get yourself into a tizzy. Err. <sigh> Go play with
yourself and I'll be there soon, Mr. Minute Man, Err.