BW )(: Institute advises EU to forbid windows pre-instaled on PC's

[Steve Woods]

Quoting Andy Gale <andy at mentalist.co.uk>:

> On 9/24/07, Steve Woods <woodsy at bristolwireless.net> wrote:
>
> > If it means no payment of the Windows tax, I'm all for it, particularly if
> it
> > means that the price differential between the consumer and OEM versions of
> > Redmond's shoddy offerings is reduced: at present the OEM version is
> virtually
> > given away for nothing.
>
> What has lead you to believe that they'd make the non-OEM versions
> cheaper? I don't seen any reason why they would. They have to provide
> support for the non-OEM versions.
>

You're obviously completely unaware of the price differential: OEM Windows Vista
Home £17 (as refunded by Dell to Bristol Wireless), Windows Vista Home retail
version £180 (today's price PC World).

I think the Office of Fair Trading might just be interested in such sharp
business practice...

Woodsy



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