By Gemma Simpson
Published: Wednesday 28 February 2007
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Name
Robin Jones
Location
Ashford, Kent
Occupation
IT Consultant
Comment
Signing petitions and waving placards doesn't hit anyone's bottom line. Switching to Linux, on the other hand, affects everyone's - yours positively and MS/Apple negatively. And now's the time, when some retraining is necessary whatever you do. So don't get mad, get even.
Why is anyone surprised?
Microsoft are a conv...
Anonymous
Sadly it's not just US software companies.
Cert...
Anonymous
It's not just software, but many other things, cd'...
Gary Davis
Microsoft are very keen to ensure that we all have...
Anonymous
Signing petitions and waving placards doesn't hit ...
Robin Jones
I suggust someone looks at the prices of Musical I...
Anonymous
Surely the way to over come these hiked prices is ...
Norman Young
Companies are in business to make money, not creat...
Anonymous
Then if we're upset over how much Windows Vista an...
Damian Quinn
THEN DON'T BUY IT!
The reason that they can charg...
Anonymous
Its classic rip off britain. I don't know why it h...
Richard Davies
Any Marketing exec will tell you that the strategy...
Bryan Scott
People, and companies are run by people, should re...
John Ray
Gary Davis is correct. We are all being taken for ...
Anonymous
UK pricing mark up on software is disgraceful and ...
Lionel A Smith
...and not just electronics either! I was in Egyp...
Anonymous
When visiting the UK, Canadian visitors find price...
Tom Gray
The US prices you quote are pre sales tax and the ...
David Flynn
I was in New Zealand in January and XP Home was se...
Donald Clarkson
You really think signing an e-petition is going to...
Anonymous
Companies steal our money, then whine about softwa...
Michael Towse
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