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   From: quake2lives@gmail.com   
      
   George Peatty wrote:   
   > On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:37:04 -0000, "EvilBill"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >> Windows is the *cheapest* piece of software that M$ puts out. People   
   >> might be able to afford £100 for XP Home, but far fewer can afford   
   >> the £700 or so for M$ Office...   
   >   
   > I don't know about prices in the UK, but in the US, those figures are   
   > way out of line.  An upgrade copy of XP home can be had for $99 US   
   >   
   > (I don't know what the current ratio of the US $ to the UK £ is)   
   >   
      
   About £1 = $1.95; however, we in the UK generally pay pound for dollar   
   and then some. Something that costs US$100 over there will probably cost   
   about £120 here - about US$230...   
      
   > Full featured copies of Office can be had for $400 US.  If you're a   
   > student, or work for the government, you can get Office for peanuts.   
   > A student copy is about $120 US.   
      
   Yeah, students get discounts here too. But I'm not a student ;)   
      
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