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.

[url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]

I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all around
very expensive.

Mario

And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...

--
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Robert Firth *
* Windows Vista x86 RTM *
* [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

"Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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.
>
> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>
> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all around
> very expensive.
>
> Mario[/color]

Vista is OK, but that's all they got out of $6,000,000,000. Wow!


"Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>
> --
> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> * Robert Firth *
> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>
> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> 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.
>>
>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>
>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>> around very expensive.
>>
>> Mario[/color]
>[/color]

You actually believe that?

-Michael

"Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>
> --
> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> * Robert Firth *
> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>
> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> 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.
>>
>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>
>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all around very expensive.
>>
>> Mario[/color]
>[/color]

Yeah, don't try this at home, guys.

"Roscoe" <me@home.net> wrote in message
news:682DB94D-C1D5-483A-97CB-9E500BEC37B1@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Vista is OK, but that's all they got out of $6,000,000,000. Wow!
>
>
> "Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
> news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>>
>> --
>> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> * Robert Firth *
>> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
>> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>>
>> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
>> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>>
>>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>>> around very expensive.
>>>
>>> Mario[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

I believe it.

"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
news:uksweEqPHHA.4156@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> You actually believe that?
>
> -Michael
>
> "Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
> news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>>
>> --
>> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> * Robert Firth *
>> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
>> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>>
>> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
>> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>>
>>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>>> around very expensive.
>>>
>>> Mario[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

Oh my.

"Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
news:OxGRXFqPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>I believe it.
>
> "MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
> news:uksweEqPHHA.4156@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> You actually believe that?
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>> "Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
>> news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>>>
>>> --
>>> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>>> * Robert Firth *
>>> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
>>> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
>>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>>>
>>> "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.
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>>>
>>>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all around very expensive.
>>>>
>>>> Mario
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

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.




"Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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.
>
> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>
> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all around very expensive.
>
> Mario[/color]

RJ:
They were planning on using the ability to read minds, but couldn't dumb
it down enough. Have a great day.

--
Dennis Pack
XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
Office2007
"RJ" <jackbobNOSPAM********.com> wrote in message
news:%23tExsusPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> 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.
>>
>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>
>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>> around very expensive.
>>
>> Mario[/color]
>
>[/color]

When Bill Gates goes home at night, sits down to watch TV, 3-4 million falls
out of his pockets into the couch each night. Whats 6 Billion?


"Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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.
>
> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>
> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all around
> very expensive.
>
> Mario[/color]

RJ - According to Wikipedia:

"The initial cost estimate for Mars Direct was put at $20 billion, including
development costs. In today's terms, this equates to some $30-35 billion. In
2004, NASA and ESA undertook cost modeling exercises to review the cost of
human space missions. While neither exercise was an endorsement of Mars
Direct, both cost models found Zubrin and Baker's cost estimate to be
remarkably accurate."

30-35 billion is a far cry from 6 billion ...

"Dennis Pack" <dennispack********.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:AB9C96D7-DF64-468D-B338-9EE919024A22@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> RJ:
> They were planning on using the ability to read minds, but couldn't
> dumb it down enough. Have a great day.
>
> --
> Dennis Pack
> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
> Office2007
> "RJ" <jackbobNOSPAM********.com> wrote in message
> news:%23tExsusPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
>> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>>
>>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>>> around very expensive.
>>>
>>> Mario[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]

In message <Ol7NFu0PHHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> "HDFatBoy2003"
<H_D_FatBoy2003@msn.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>"The initial cost estimate for Mars Direct was put at $20 billion, including
>development costs. In today's terms, this equates to some $30-35 billion. In
>2004, NASA and ESA undertook cost modeling exercises to review the cost of
>human space missions. While neither exercise was an endorsement of Mars
>Direct, both cost models found Zubrin and Baker's cost estimate to be
>remarkably accurate."
>
>30-35 billion is a far cry from 6 billion ...[/color]

Gov't vs private sector... Probably could be done under $10 billion...

--
MAN INJURED WHILE RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
Puts an eye out, like mother said he would

"Roscoe" <me@home.net> wrote in message
news:682DB94D-C1D5-483A-97CB-9E500BEC37B1@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Vista is OK, but that's all they got out of $6,000,000,000. Wow!
>
>
> "Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
> news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>>
>> --
>> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> * Robert Firth *
>> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
>> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>>
>> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
>> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>>
>>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>>> around very expensive.
>>>
>>> Mario[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

The U.S. government is spending money from the pockets of many of you to the
tune of $7.5 billion known and another couple hidden per week in Iraq alone.

I'd say Vista is the better investment.

The government said it is going to continue to piss away money and lives as
fast as it can day after day after day and you're doing NOTHING about it.

CH


"Roscoe" <me@home.net> wrote in message
news:682DB94D-C1D5-483A-97CB-9E500BEC37B1@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Vista is OK, but that's all they got out of $6,000,000,000. Wow!
>
>
> "Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
> news:AADC08DC-FC16-44D0-8D4E-8576675E1DC7@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> And people wonder why a copy of Windows Vista costs so much...
>>
>> --
>> /* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> * Robert Firth *
>> * Windows Vista x86 RTM *
>> * [url]http://www.WinVistaInfo.org[/url] *
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
>>
>> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
>> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>>
>>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>>> around very expensive.
>>>
>>> Mario[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

"RJ" <jackbobNOSPAM********.com> wrote in message
news:%23tExsusPHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> "Mario Rosario (info)" <mario@webacre.com> wrote in message
> news:269A950B-B253-475A-B171-8DF937A1B563@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> 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.
>>
>> [url]http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16515881.htm[/url]
>>
>> I have a gut feeling the next version of Windows is going to be all
>> around very expensive.
>>
>> Mario[/color]
>
>[/color]