Re: Microsoft to offer Windows for free?

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 02/08/05 

Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:44:07 -0700

In news:4399F84F-887D-4AF5-8ED9-E081A2C7FB94@microsoft.com,
rdoronr <rdoronr@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> Is it true that, due to the increasing competition from the
> free
> Linux, Microsoft intends soon to offer its Windows operating
> system
> for free, and only charge for applications and add-ons such as
> Office?

I'm not privy to what Microsoft intends to do, but if this is
true, it's news to me.

I'm not a betting man, but this is something I'd bet against. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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