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> "double standards"

> I don't see that anywhere.

> But feel free to point out where I missed those words.

 

Still don't know where you use double standards? Amazing.

> Good bye, you are free to play somewhere else.

 

Ummm, now showing your arrogance? Is this your newsgroup?

 

One thing that you are right about. I enjoy to attack those who like to

attack others without an mirror, especially those self-claimed

professionals, such as you. :)

 

 

 

 

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message

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> "as usual, you skipped the real"

> And you skipped where I pointed the FALSE statements you made.

> I guess you can ignore your own FALSE statements about others as long as

> it suits your agenda.

> That must be your own "double standards".

>

> "words for your insult"

> Another fantasy of yours since it is simply not there.

>

> "double standards"

> I don't see that anywhere.

> But feel free to point out where I missed those words.

>

> It is clear you want nothing to do with issues and only want to attack

> others while ignoring your own FALSE statements.

>

> Good bye, you are free to play somewhere else.

>

> Post back only if necessary to read your own post.

> no other purpose will be served.

>

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> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar

> http://www.dts-l.org

>

>

> "xfile" <coucou@nospam.com> wrote in message

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>>I did say "...hints about future trends would be given but that's about

>>it.", didn't I?

>>

>> And for the rest of your comments, as usual, you skipped the real

>> questions and issues, such as why you have double standards or I was

>> wrong because you did point out with the same standards, and only picked

>> irrelevant words for your insult.

>>

>> I really expect you to do much better than this.

>

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    Frank wrote:

     

    <snip>

    >

    > The search feature is definitely faster. Notice the word "find" is the

    > first word used after "faster and easier" in the ad.

    > Frank

     

    Doesn't seem to have helped you find the other half of your brain that you

    left on the battlefield. So do keep up with those meds and like your mom

    always tells you - DON'T TAKE THAT CORK OFF YOUR FORK. IT'S THERE TO

    PROTECT YOU SON.

     

    Cheers.

     

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    Frank wrote:

    > ColTom2 wrote:

    >> Recently released info:

    >>

    >> http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507

    >>

    >>

    >

    > Forget it...that was posted days ago and the test used was severely

    > flawed. Frank

     

    How would you know anything about tests Frankie Boy? The last test you took

    (and didn't pass by the way) was the Grade Four reading test.

     

    BTW, Frank, do read my sig for further help.

     

    Cheers.

     

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    Frank wrote:

    > ColTom2 wrote:

    >> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,139911-c,xp/article.html

    >>

    >>

    >> "Frank" <fb@osspan.clm> wrote in message

    >> news:urOv3ChNIHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

    >> ColTom2 wrote:

    >>

    >>>Recently released info:

    >>>

    >>>http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507

    >>>

    >>>

    >>

    >>

    >> Forget it...that was posted days ago and the test used was severely

    >> flawed. Frank

    >>

    >>

    >

    > You can't read or what?

    > It's old...and it's flawed...therefore it's not dependable as a benchmark.

    > Frank

     

    Read your beloved MickeyMouse EULA Frankie Boy. Vista users aren't allowed

    to benchmark and publish their results. So be nice and stop abusing the

    EULA or MickeyMouse will kill your computer.

     

    Cheers.

     

    PS. Do read my sig Frank ... it contains very useful info that can help you.

     

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    "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

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    > Come on then Frank gives us the inside story? I am sitting on the edge of

    > my chair waiting to hang on your words!

    >

     

    The phrase used in the article was "they ALSO (my emphasis) tested Vista

    with Office 2007" - ie AFTER the benchmark tests were performed. I don't

    think Frank read the article as well as he pretends to have done...

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    "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

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    > I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

     

    I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE the cost

    of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £, and in the reply

    was the wonderful statement "one factor in determining the retail price in

    the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER seen ANY

    organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing strategy! And that

    backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is higher than that of the

    UK! When I put that to MS UK they became remarkably silent....

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    Gordon wrote:

    > "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    > news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >

    >

    >>I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >

    >

    > I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE the cost

    > of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £, and in the reply

    > was the wonderful statement "one factor in determining the retail price in

    > the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    > As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER seen ANY

    > organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing strategy! And that

    > backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is higher than that of the

    > UK! When I put that to MS UK they became remarkably silent....

    >

    >

     

    I would suspect that it's to cover the costs of doing business in the

    "European community".

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    "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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    Gordon wrote:

    > "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    > news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >

    >

    >>I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >

    >

    > I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE the

    > cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £, and in

    > the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in determining the

    > retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    > As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER seen

    > ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing strategy! And

    > that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is higher than that

    > of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became remarkably silent....

    >

     

    I would suspect that it's to cover the costs of doing business in the

    "European community".

     

     

    I suspect not, because the same thing happened with XP - XP was double the

    USA price, and that was WAY before the EU anti-trust thing....

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    Bob I wrote:

    >

    >

    > Gordon wrote:

    >

    >> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>

    >>

    >>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>

    >>

    >> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE

    >> the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £,

    >> and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in

    >> determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER

    >> seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing

    >> strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is

    >> higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became

    >> remarkably silent....

    >>

    >

    > I would suspect that it's to cover the costs of doing business in the

    > "European community".

    >

     

    False. It's greed, pure and simple.

     

    Alias

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    Gordon wrote:

    > "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

    > news:uJXkM00NIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

    >

    >

    > Gordon wrote:

    >

    >

    >>"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>

    >>

    >>

    >>>I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>

    >>

    >>I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE the

    >>cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £, and in

    >>the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in determining the

    >>retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER seen

    >>ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing strategy! And

    >>that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is higher than that

    >>of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became remarkably silent....

    >>

    >

    >

    > I would suspect that it's to cover the costs of doing business in the

    > "European community".

    >

    >

    > I suspect not, because the same thing happened with XP - XP was double the

    > USA price, and that was WAY before the EU anti-trust thing....

    >

    >

     

    You forgot about the Windows XP "N" edition. <tongue in cheek>

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    "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

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    > "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    > news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >

    >> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >

    > I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE the

    > cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £, and in

    > the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in determining the

    > retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    > As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER seen

    > ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing strategy! And

    > that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is higher than that

    > of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became remarkably silent....

    >

    Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

     

    Antioch

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    Antioch wrote:

    > "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    > news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>

    >>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE the

    >> cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £, and in

    >> the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in determining the

    >> retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER seen

    >> ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing strategy! And

    >> that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is higher than that

    >> of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became remarkably silent....

    >>

    > Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >

    > Antioch

    >

    >

     

    Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face it,

    your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

     

    Alias

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    Alias wrote:

    > Antioch wrote:

    >

    >> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>

    >>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>

    >>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>

    >>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE

    >>> the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £,

    >>> and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in

    >>> determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER

    >>> seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing

    >>> strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US is

    >>> higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became

    >>> remarkably silent....

    >>>

    >> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>

    >> Antioch

    >>

    >

    > Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face it,

    > your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >

    > Alias

     

    You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    You're really not that bright are you.

    Frank

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >> Antioch wrote:

    >>

    >>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>

    >>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>

    >>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>

    >>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE

    >>>> the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £,

    >>>> and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in

    >>>> determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER

    >>>> seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing

    >>>> strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US

    >>>> is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became

    >>>> remarkably silent....

    >>>>

    >>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>

    >>> Antioch

    >>>

    >>

    >> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face it,

    >> your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    > You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    > You're really not that bright are you.

    > Frank

     

    Are you saying that the wholesale price doesn't affect the retail price?

    And you say you run a marketing business? LOL!

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >> Antioch wrote:

    >>

    >>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>

    >>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>

    >>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>

    >>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE

    >>>> the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the £,

    >>>> and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in

    >>>> determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER

    >>>> seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing

    >>>> strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US

    >>>> is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became

    >>>> remarkably silent....

    >>>>

    >>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>

    >>> Antioch

    >>>

    >>

    >> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face it,

    >> your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    > You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    > You're really not that bright are you.

    > Frank

     

    They don't? Really? Sure? Read this MS web site and inform yourself:

     

    http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/content.aspx?ctId=417&WT.mc_id=1007_35

     

    If I try to buy it, the web site knows I am in Spain and the price is

    changed to euros and much more expensive than for dollars.

     

    Oops.

     

    Alias

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    And running DOS is faster. LOL

     

    I do have to say that running XP _looks_ be faster. My company a dozen

    compaq nc6400. Six with Vista six with XP. All same hardware. Have

    not run bench marks yet. I may have a chance end of Dec when things are

    slow. Any suggestions on what to test, software to use?

     

     

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    Alias wrote:

    > Frank wrote:

    >

    >> Alias wrote:

    >>

    >>> Antioch wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>>

    >>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE

    >>>>> the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the

    >>>>> £, and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in

    >>>>> determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER

    >>>>> seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing

    >>>>> strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US

    >>>>> is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became

    >>>>> remarkably silent....

    >>>>>

    >>>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>>

    >>>> Antioch

    >>>>

    >>>

    >>> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face

    >>> it, your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>>

    >>> Alias

    >>

    >>

    >> You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    >> You're really not that bright are you.

    >> Frank

    >

    >

    > Are you saying that the wholesale price doesn't affect the retail price?

    > And you say you run a marketing business? LOL!

    >

    > Alias

     

    Nice try you idiot, but you don't buy at wholesale/distributor prices do

    you? And nobody here is quoting wholesale/distributor prices are they?

    Give up trying to be a marketing person...it ain't happening.

    Frank

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    Alias wrote:

    > Frank wrote:

    >

    >> Alias wrote:

    >>

    >>> Antioch wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>>

    >>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were DOUBLE

    >>>>> the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$ to the

    >>>>> £, and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor in

    >>>>> determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER EVER

    >>>>> seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their pricing

    >>>>> strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head in the US

    >>>>> is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK they became

    >>>>> remarkably silent....

    >>>>>

    >>>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>>

    >>>> Antioch

    >>>>

    >>>

    >>> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face

    >>> it, your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>>

    >>> Alias

    >>

    >>

    >> You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    >> You're really not that bright are you.

    >> Frank

    >

    >

    > They don't? Really? Sure? Read this MS web site and inform yourself:

    >

    > http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/content.aspx?ctId=417&WT.mc_id=1007_35

    >

    > If I try to buy it, the web site knows I am in Spain and the price is

    > changed to euros and much more expensive than for dollars.

    >

    > Oops.

    >

    > Alias

     

    hehehe...you really are stupid aren't you? I said the retail price is

    set by the wholesale/distributor in the country/territory they have. So

    that price is reflected when they know where you are. MS will not

    undercut the price of their local wholesale/distributor if you buy

    directly from MS.

    Oops! Oops, oops...LOL!

    You're not that bright are you?

    Do you know anything about business except if it's free it's the best?

    Oops...hahaha...!

    Frank

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >> Frank wrote:

    >>

    >>> Alias wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> Antioch wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>>>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were

    >>>>>> DOUBLE the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$

    >>>>>> to the £, and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor

    >>>>>> in determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per

    >>>>>> head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER

    >>>>>> EVER seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their

    >>>>>> pricing strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head

    >>>>>> in the US is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK

    >>>>>> they became remarkably silent....

    >>>>>>

    >>>>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Antioch

    >>>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face

    >>>> it, your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>>>

    >>>> Alias

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    >>> You're really not that bright are you.

    >>> Frank

    >>

    >>

    >> Are you saying that the wholesale price doesn't affect the retail

    >> price? And you say you run a marketing business? LOL!

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    > Nice try you idiot, but you don't buy at wholesale/distributor prices do

    > you?

     

    Actually, I do. I have a licensed computer repair business. When I

    bought Ultimate, I paid 149.72 eur for a generic OEM copy.

    > And nobody here is quoting wholesale/distributor prices are they?

     

    Not relevant.

    > Give up trying to be a marketing person...it ain't happening.

    > Frank

     

    Can't answer the question, eh? Try reading it again a few times and

    maybe it will sink in.

     

    Alias

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    Frank wrote:

    > Alias wrote:

    >

    >> Frank wrote:

    >>

    >>> Alias wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> Antioch wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>>>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were

    >>>>>> DOUBLE the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$

    >>>>>> to the £, and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one factor

    >>>>>> in determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per

    >>>>>> head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER

    >>>>>> EVER seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their

    >>>>>> pricing strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head

    >>>>>> in the US is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK

    >>>>>> they became remarkably silent....

    >>>>>>

    >>>>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Antioch

    >>>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face

    >>>> it, your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>>>

    >>>> Alias

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    >>> You're really not that bright are you.

    >>> Frank

    >>

    >>

    >> They don't? Really? Sure? Read this MS web site and inform yourself:

    >>

    >> http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/content.aspx?ctId=417&WT.mc_id=1007_35

    >>

    >> If I try to buy it, the web site knows I am in Spain and the price is

    >> changed to euros and much more expensive than for dollars.

    >>

    >> Oops.

    >>

    >> Alias

    >

    > hehehe...you really are stupid aren't you? I said the retail price is

    > set by the wholesale/distributor in the country/territory they have. So

    > that price is reflected when they know where you are. MS will not

    > undercut the price of their local wholesale/distributor if you buy

    > directly from MS.

    > Oops! Oops, oops...LOL!

    > You're not that bright are you?

    > Do you know anything about business except if it's free it's the best?

    > Oops...hahaha...!

    > Frank

     

    MS and the retailers are in cahoots is all that proves. Your response

    only proves that you're an idiot.

     

    Alias

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    Alias wrote:

    > Frank wrote:

    >

    >> Alias wrote:

    >>

    >>> Frank wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> Alias wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>> Antioch wrote:

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>>>>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>>>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were

    >>>>>>> DOUBLE the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$

    >>>>>>> to the £, and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one

    >>>>>>> factor in determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per

    >>>>>>> head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>>>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER

    >>>>>>> EVER seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their

    >>>>>>> pricing strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head

    >>>>>>> in the US is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK

    >>>>>>> they became remarkably silent....

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>> Antioch

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face

    >>>>> it, your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Alias

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    >>>> You're really not that bright are you.

    >>>> Frank

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> Are you saying that the wholesale price doesn't affect the retail

    >>> price? And you say you run a marketing business? LOL!

    >>>

    >>> Alias

    >>

    >>

    >> Nice try you idiot, but you don't buy at wholesale/distributor prices

    >> do you?

    >

    >

    > Actually, I do. I have a licensed computer repair business. When I

    > bought Ultimate, I paid 149.72 eur for a generic OEM copy.

     

    Then why have you been lying?

    >

    >> And nobody here is quoting wholesale/distributor prices are they?

    >

    >

    > Not relevant.

     

    Then why did you just say it was? You're confused?

    >

    >> Give up trying to be a marketing person...it ain't happening.

    >> Frank

    >

    >

    > Can't answer the question, eh?

     

    I did, but obviously it went over you head.

     

    Try reading it again a few times and

    > maybe it will sink in.

     

    Try reading my answer more slowly...it might then sink in.

    Frank

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    Alias wrote:

    > Frank wrote:

    >

    >> Alias wrote:

    >>

    >>> Frank wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> Alias wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>> Antioch wrote:

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message

    >>>>>> news:eZTMfpxNIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>> "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message

    >>>>>>> news:ugNOmeoNIHA.4948@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>>> I am not impressed with their pricing strategy outside the US.

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>>> I emailed MS UK to ask why retail copies of Vista in UK were

    >>>>>>> DOUBLE the cost of Vista in the US, given the exchange rate of 2$

    >>>>>>> to the £, and in the reply was the wonderful statement "one

    >>>>>>> factor in determining the retail price in the UK is the GDP per

    >>>>>>> head"!!!!!!!!!!

    >>>>>>> As a Management Accountant of many years standing I have NEVER

    >>>>>>> EVER seen ANY organisation use "GDP per Head" as part of their

    >>>>>>> pricing strategy! And that backfired on them as the GDP per head

    >>>>>>> in the US is higher than that of the UK! When I put that to MS UK

    >>>>>>> they became remarkably silent....

    >>>>>>>

    >>>>>> Gates has got to pay his fines somehow :-)

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>> Antioch

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Not relevant. XP was sold the same way long before any fines. Face

    >>>>> it, your hero being a greedy slime ball is the real and only reason.

    >>>>>

    >>>>> Alias

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>> You stupid fukkin moron, Gates & Company do not set the retail price.

    >>>> You're really not that bright are you.

    >>>> Frank

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >>> They don't? Really? Sure? Read this MS web site and inform yourself:

    >>>

    >>> http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/content.aspx?ctId=417&WT.mc_id=1007_35

    >>>

    >>> If I try to buy it, the web site knows I am in Spain and the price is

    >>> changed to euros and much more expensive than for dollars.

    >>>

    >>> Oops.

    >>>

    >>> Alias

    >>

    >>

    >> hehehe...you really are stupid aren't you? I said the retail price is

    >> set by the wholesale/distributor in the country/territory they have.

    >> So that price is reflected when they know where you are. MS will not

    >> undercut the price of their local wholesale/distributor if you buy

    >> directly from MS.

    >> Oops! Oops, oops...LOL!

    >> You're not that bright are you?

    >> Do you know anything about business except if it's free it's the best?

    >> Oops...hahaha...!

    >> Frank

    >

    >

    > MS and the retailers are in cahoots is all that proves.

     

    hehehe...it proves my point you dumbass. The local retailer sets the

    price...not MS. Live with it bozo...I know you always want to be

    right...but hey...sh*t happens...oops!

     

    Your response

    > only proves that you're an idiot.

     

    Hahaha...having trouble with the truth are you?

    Oops!

    Frank

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    Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:58:06 -0800 from Frank <fb@osspan.clm>:

    > ColTom2 wrote:

    > > Recently released info:

    > > http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507

    >

    > Forget it...that was posted days ago and the test used was severely flawed.

    > Frank

     

    Plus, what's this "SP3"?

     

    Mcrosoft seems to think that the latest service pack is 2:

     

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/default.mspx

     

    --

    Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA

    http://OakRoadSystems.com/

    "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's

    been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

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    Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:15:04 -0000 from Gordon

    <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid>:

    > And would you like to explain to us less-knowledgeable people just WHY it's

    > flawed?

     

    One reason is that it benchmarks nonexistent software against Vista.

     

    --

    Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA

    http://OakRoadSystems.com/

    "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's

    been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

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    Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:13:41 -0500 from Stan Brown

    <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm>:

    > Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:58:06 -0800 from Frank <fb@osspan.clm>:

    > > ColTom2 wrote:

    > > > Recently released info:

    > > > http://www.dabcc.com:80/article.aspx?id=6507

    > >

    > > Forget it...that was posted days ago and the test used was severely flawed.

    > > Frank

    >

    > Plus, what's this "SP3"?

    >

    > Mcrosoft seems to think that the latest service pack is 2:

    >

    > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/default.mspx

     

    I see Gerry has posted an official link to SP3:

     

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=68c48dad-

    bc34-40be-8d85-6bb4f56f5110&DisplayLang=en

     

    --

    Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA

    http://OakRoadSystems.com/

    "If there's one thing I know, it's men. I ought to: it's

    been my life work." -- Marie Dressler, in /Dinner at Eight/

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