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Microsoft Pushes Idea of "Apple Tax"
ZD Net ^ | 10/14/2008 | Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Posted on 10/14/2008 5:00:40 PM PDT by Loud Mime

With more people turning to Apple products, and the holiday season just around the corner, Microsoft is keen to emphasize the fact that users looking to switch from Microsoft face the “Apple tax.”

In an interview with CNET’s Ina Fried, Microsoft’s vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing Brad Brooks was keen to point out the hidden costs that face those making the switch. In fact, he outlines four different taxes:

* Choice tax
* Application tax
* Technology tax
* Upgrade tax

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.zdnet.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apple; ease; ilovebillgates; iwanthim; iwanthimbad; microsoft; microsoftfanboys; tax
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Do you get onsite repairs for the MACs?


121 posted on 10/18/2008 2:28:34 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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