"RJ" <jackbobNOSPAM********.com> wrote in message
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> They could have financed a manned trip to Mars for that much. Instead,
> we got Windows Vista that still uses the ancient and boring - point and
> click at windows
> computing. Wow - it was worth it.
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> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...
>> According to The San Jose Mercury News, Bill Gates was quoted to have
>> spent 6 Billion dollars to develop Vista. According to another source,
>> the analysts estimate 2 Billion in revenue the first year.
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>> http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm
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>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>> around very expensive.
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>> Mario
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