Rambling Rose

 I have been noticing that Microsoft is trying to squelch piracy.
I'm all for legitimit software, but at what price. I mean look at XP
Pro retail $400.00 and the OEM version $150.00. Forget about Visual
Basic Net $600.00.what gives!
 When a family man of four, have 3 computer can't afford $400.00
for an operating system for each computer, why can't MicroSoft sell it
cheaper that would shure cut down on piracy and in the long run be more
profatable for Microsoft or sell the operating system with a Five
licesense agreement for around $ 200.00 that sure would help.
 Suse linux goes for under $100.00 retail version, and pack alot
of bang for its buck but microsoft trying to squelch it too they are
doing a propaganda war trying dis sway people from other software. Grow
up Microsoft your not the only software out there, even though you
think so.
  Microsoft this is a global market in order to compete either, A
produce a software with little or no bugs in it and also sell it at a
reasonable price, or B Pack your bags and get out of Dodge if you can't
take the heat. What are your views on Microsoft high software prices
and total domination of the software field. Dave