Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Tue Nov 8 18:07:27 CST 2011
Hi Jim, From personal experience, I can tell you that in probably most places in Asia you can walk into any IT shop and buy a DVD that contains a copy of Windows, several software packages like Photoshop etc, and a few fun games all for the price of $20 or less. Then you need to factor in Windows Genuine Advantage (therefore, no Windows Updates). Saying that, it wouldn't be a whole lot different here, if it weren't for the enforcement of the Windows tax into the price of buying new hardware. A hilarious case in point: You can even find fake Apple stores -> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14503724 - Hans On 2011-11-08, at 3:05 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Personally, I do not play any games. > > It is not that I do not like them, or do not think the graphics in them is > sometimes magnificent; it is just that it is just another addiction that I > wish to avoid. ;-) > > Besides most of the best games are now being delieved through the web. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 1:03 PM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here? > > Here, buy this cheap copy of Windows... > > Now, I've also got a list of hundreds of commercial windows packages here > plus lots of > games all of which run on the Windows you just bought. How many of these > would you like to > buy as well :-) > > > -- > Stuart > > On 7 Nov 2011 at 18:25, Tydda Jon - Slough wrote: > >> Because it's harder to sell fake copies of Linux? :-P >> >> >> Jon >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim >> Lawrence Sent: 07 November 2011 17:20 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and >> Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Why is IE6 still here? >> >> IE6 has been the bane of most web developers for years and has cost >> companies collectively millions of dollars as extra fee that have to >> be charged every time IE6 has to be supported. >> >> So why does IE6 still exist? In one, word "Asia". >> >> See the link to the following article: >> http://www.troyhunt.com/2010/08/aye-pirates-be-reason-ie6-just-wont-di >> e.html >> >> The one point that the article does not mention is that the current >> Windows adoptions, per package runs at about $400.00 (Interestingly, >> an OEM version is about $50 and sold with a computer sells for >> $400.00). All the countries that have not adopted the latest versions >> of Windows are doing so as the entrance fee for the product is >> somewhere around 6 months salary, for most of Asia or the price of a >> car or down payment on a house. >> >> Aside: I do wonder why the Asian market has not just abandoned Windows >> products and adopted Linux as the OS of choice as FireFox has become >> the world-wide browser of choice...but that is another question that I >> do not have any answers for. If anyone else has, any ideas I would >> love to hear them. >> >> Jim >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> This communication and its attachments, if any, may contain >> confidential and privileged information the use of which by other >> persons or entities than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you >> receive this transmission in error, please contact the sender >> immediately and delete the material from your system. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com