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[News] When the Operating System Costs More Than a Computer...

Does an OS have to be costlier than the hardware on which it is run? 

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| Now when you consider this with the estimated price of the yet to be
| released Windows Vista (ranging from $199 to $399), one can't help but
| gawk at its price. Not to talk about Microsoft's future plans of
| recognizing the OS and Software it sells as a service rather than a
| product - in which case the end user is left with the further liability
| of shelling out money on a yearly basis for upgrades - something similar
| to paying mortgage for your home.
| 
| [...]
| 
| So the next time your hands start itching to buy the latest state of the
| art proprietary OS , ask yourselves this question. Is the mismatched price
| of the OS justified ? And what are the other avenues one has which gives
| more or less the same user experience without lightening your wallet bya
| ny measure?
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http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2006/09/does-os-have-to-be-costlier-than.html

What's noteworthy is that Windows requires monstrous and expensive hardware,
which /obscures/ the disproportion between price of hardware and software.

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