measekite wrote:
>
>
> Frank wrote:
>> Canuck57 wrote:
>>> "Alias" <iamalias@nukethisgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:g0mtl3$ft$1@aioe.org...
>>>
>>>> dennis@home wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Alias" <iamalias@nukethisgmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:g0mrto$pbh$2@aioe.org...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> A national computer store chain here in Spain will sell you a
>>>>>> computer with Vista, XP or Ubuntu. If you opt for Ubuntu, the
>>>>>> computer costs 50 euros less.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alias
>>>>>
>>>>> Didn't you say vista was hundreds of Euros there?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, but if your memory had served you well, you would recall that I
>>>> was talking about Retail, not a computer with Vista preinstalled.
>>>>
>>>> To give you an idea of retail prices here, see:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.elcorteingles.es/informat...ia=28610744055
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And retail Office 2007 Ultimate:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.elcorteingles.es/informat...ia=28610737760
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They've even put the price in US dollars for you.
>>>>
>>>> Alias
>>>
>>>
>>> OMG, you are kidding. I almost hit the floor laughing when I saw
>>> $1.493,78 for Office 2007 full version. So it is $2000 for a full
>>> version of Vista Ultimate and Office Ultimate....
>>>
>>> At MWave in the US, a place I used to shop it is $399 for MS-Office
>>> Ultimate retail and Vista Ultimate retail with both 32 and 64 bit is
>>> $270. $660, less than 1/3rd your price. Lets see how a MVP or Frank
>>> will justify this.
>>
>> You're an idiot (as we all know). MS does not control the retail price.
>> Sorry! Blame the retail outlet.
> You are the idiot. MS controls the suggested retail price. Do in
> essence they do control the rough price.

You're right and I tried to explain this to Frank the Wank but he's too
logic impaired to understand.

Alias