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[ILUG] Re: Program vs book costs

[ILUG] Re: Program vs book costs

Ferren MacIntyre Ferren.MacIntyre at nuigalway.ie
Thu Oct 18 11:56:06 IST 2001


I suggested:

> There is no reason why a computer program should cost more than a book.

And Walder asked:

>Do you mean the $5 crap in the airport, or the Codex Serphinianus (sp?),
>or perhaps the remaindered stuff in H&F's basement?

to which I reply, M$'s market is about the same size as the airport market.

--Ferren


The love of money is the root of all evil.  Diogenes
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