[irv]

The stuff about how expensive Windows and Office are ignore the fact that when they are pre-loaded they don't cost much, and when you have to get Linux from somebody charging $60-100, there is little or no difference in price.

You don't have to spend that kind of money. I'll mail you the CDs, free. And it's legal. If you have broadband, you can download them yourself. Free. I was disappointed in the article for downplaying that aspect.

[Joe Bonforte]

I'll mail you the CDs, free. And it's legal.

We're talking mainstream people here, who just get what they see in CompUSA. They don't know any better than to pay the bucks. And there's millions of them, so your offer to mail the CDs, while generous, is not very practical IMHO.