Why does MS Office cost more than Win2K?

[Ryan]

That doesn't make any sense! Arg, it angers me!

 

[AndyHui]

Win2K is just one program.

By Microsoft's reckoning, Office is made up of at least 6 programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Outlook.

 

[Abzstrak]

just like a car dealer, they get you with the add-ons

 

[Shudder]

Two words: Star Office.

I just saved you 500 bucks, you can at least buy me something like a video card to thank me.

 

[unionfredo]

I agree, OpenOffice is getting better and better.

 

[coolVariable]

Imagine Office being cheaper than Win... everybody would raise hell because:
1. you need Win (and they suck you off because you need it)
2. Win is 1 Program, Office consists of 5-10???
...


Must be great to be an MS-hater

 

[HansXP]

Um...why do people think Win2K is "one program" It's a whole bunch of programs, more than Office Professional has in it. AND IMHO, W2K is much more useful than a lot of Office.

 

[Shudder]

You can't really get a free OS that does exactly what Windows 2000 does. Linux is getting there, but it's not quite there.

With office there's so many alternatives it's a wonder people buy MS stuff.

 

[MasterHoss]

I'll support the Evil Empire until they fall to the even more Evil Empire--AOL.

(Besides, I can get Office for $25).

 

[SergeantDan]

I suppose if your real real evil, Many can get it for free. But I know none of us are as evil as the devil hiMSelf.

 

[igiveup]

MasterHoss: Are you a student also? I can get Windows 2000 Pro or MS Office 2000 for $20 too. Thank god for MS licensing to schools for their students.

 

[Hoholi]

<< MasterHoss: Are you a student also? I can get Windows 2000 Pro or MS Office 2000 for $20 too. Thank god for MS licensing to schools for their students. >>



You can also get it free ! hehe

 

[DaHitman]

<< That doesn't make any sense! Arg, it angers me! >>




For answer to all your questions see this: http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_index.htm

 

[armypants]

have you seen the prices on the server versions of win2k?

 

[SUOrangeman]

The Office suite is MS's cash cow .. and has been that way for many years. Windows is an OS (and not a program, at least eh NT-based versions) and only provide system services for programs to run on top.

-SUO