Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 29th Jul 2006 20:48 UTC
Microsoft plans next week to charge a nominal fee for Office 2007 Beta 2 downloads, in a move that runs counter to the practice held by most software companies. Consumers who download the 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 will be charged USD 1.50 per download, beginning next Wednesday, a Microsoft spokeswoman said.
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RE[2]: they can do so if there is still the curiosity
by CPUGuy on Sun 30th Jul 2006 13:10
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RE[3]: they can do so if there is still the curiosity
by cyclops on Sun 30th Jul 2006 21:08
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Bandwidth is NOT cheap, especially when you have to pay people to make sure the servers that bandwidth is running through don't have any problems.
Clearly you have not looked at Microsoft funded TCO research.
Seriously though. I just thought the *nominal* payment was just a way of validating people. Who would otherwise made up their details.
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2006-01-12
considering iTune music charge 99 cents for a song
Errhh... Most of that 99 cents goes to the music labels, bandwidth is cheap and it is practically free if they utilize Bit Torrent or similar technology.