scott wrote:
>> A better question might be how much does Office cost? (A lot of people 
>> seem to be quite shocked that this doesn't just "come with" a 
>> computer. They think of "a computer" as a thing that runs Word...)
> 
> It does come with a lot of computers though, again I suspect they get a 
> bulk discount on Office as well as Windows.

Really? Interesting... I've seen a few PCs that come with M$ Works, but 
not Office itself.

>> Last time I checked, it's something like £100 for Word, £180 for Word 
>> + Excel, £250 for Word + Excel + PowerPoint, and steeper still if you 
>> want the other stuff. (Admittedly, most people just want Word, or 
>> maybe Word and Excel.)
> 
> Amazon has Office 2007 Home/Student version for 67 pounds. That gets you 
> Word, Excel and PowerPoint which can be installed on up to 3 machines. 
> Doesn't sound bad to me!

Sure, but only if you're a student. That's no help to anybody else.

>> In contrast, a graphic tablet and a copy of Photoshop cost my dad 
>> about £75 (I think), and that's *very* specialist...
> 
> That's probably PS Elements, the cut-down version of PS, presumably 
> released to compete with Paint Shop Pro.

I was surprised that you can even buy the hardware part for just £75, 
given how niche this product is...

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