When I was younger and poorer the cost was prohibitive and seemed extortionate. Now I see the OEM price of around $100 AUD as being reasonable and affordable. As a part time system builder, I almost always buy an oem copy when buying a system's worth of components, even if the customer doesn't want it for themselves. I generally have a few Win7 oems lying around now, waiting to be used. I only persist with an old dodgy copy of XP Pro for my home theatre box because for some reason Win7 and my projector don't quite get along - the projected desktop is smaller than it should be. Its a pity because Win7 is awesome and I have spare licences I could use!
For me, moving from dodgy to legit OSes was part of growing up and feeling more appreciation for the work that goes into software. The fact that Bill Gates never showed up with a SWAT team suggests to me that he remembers being a kid once too. Or maybe I am on the next page of his list? Hmmm.
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