Invisible wrote:
> I've yet to meet anybody who thinks MS's prices are reasonable. (OTOH, 

> everybody wants things to be cheaper, so I guess that's not saying a lo
t.)

No. You know *lots* of people who think it's reasonable. You've also met 

lots of people who would rather pay less.

Everyone at your office who actually bought Microsoft products thinks the
 
price was reasonable.

> Windows itself usually doesn't crash much if at all, provided you're 
> careful with it. But Office? I've seen it crash more than 18 times per 

> day. :-P

Aren't you running the one that's like ten years old?  Office 97 or somet
hing?

> Also...
> 
> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123456
> 
> M$ Office 2007, full package, £350.

If you buy it one-off, it's pretty expensive. But given that you're buyin
g 
something like 8 programs, it's not all that bad. And it does a lot more 

than Nero does. If you really need a business contact manager, then a 
half-day's pay for software that handles all your business presentation 
needs isn't that bad.

> If you think that's "cheap", then good for you.

It is for a professional.

> To me, that seems seriously steep. 

You're not a professional.

> Hell, the super-dupa-ultra-mega edition of Nero only 
> costs £40 or so, and everybody complains about how over-priced tha
t is.

Except, you know, the people who are professionals at producing CDs, perh
aps.

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