Comments

• DOUGman

  2008-11-01 17:27:18

  Interesting... $0.00 cost for Microsoft Windows and Office software...
  
  ...too bad companies are unaware of the possibility of price negotiation.
  
  D.

• Shane Coyle

  2008-11-01 20:21:50

  Huh, down significantly since the testimony that sparked this seemingly humorous posting (since then Netbooks have really taken off - not saying it was all my idea, but...)
  
  Anyhow, at the time MS was claiming pricing of $50 for Windows, $38 for Word and $36 for Excel.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-11-01 20:30:05

  They now offer a crippled version of Windows/Office for $3 in some countries. From what I could gather some months ago, Netbooks got their copy of XP for as little as $19 or $29.

• seller_liar

  2008-11-01 20:34:15

  Windows xp costs nothing for m$ anymore.Proprietary model is a land of money .

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-11-01 20:38:31

  This is why they move to services (AKA "cloud", among other sillier names). I have a post about it coming in a few minutes.

• xISO_ZWT

  2008-11-01 21:35:51

  First it was "Midori", now it's "Azure". OK what's next?

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-11-01 21:53:20

  Don't forget it used to be "Hailstorm".
  
  http://joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/05/01.html http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/2008/06/10/SomeThoughtsOnJoelSpolskysLiveMeshRant.aspx

• akf

  2008-11-03 08:50:44

  But please keep in mind that the real problem with Windows is not the price. Even if they give it away for nothing it is still neither free nor open at all.

• Roy Schestowitz

  2008-11-03 08:55:12

  No doubt. The lowering of price, however, entices more people to concede their freedom.