Originally Posted by
mordy2000
If you look at it purely as a cash transaction at the time of purchase, your point is a valid one. But from all the stories I hear from friends who have spent money on additional subscriptions to virus and spyware programs, who have struggled constantly with many technical issues (granted, many of those related to Vista from what I understand), and who have lost countless hours of work configuring and reinstalling software, the money adds up pretty quickly.
For me, in a need-it-now kind of business world we live in, I can't afford to be cheap on a tool that my business relies on. I'll spend the extra few bucks to come out on top.
Mordy
I'm sorry, but this is pure nonsense. I'm running three Vista machines, including my laptop, two XP machines, and six XPe (embedded) machines on my home system.
I've never spent any money on subscriptions to virus or spyware programs, I've never had a virus or malware infection, and I haven't struggled at all with technical issues. I am not an IT professional, nor anything close. I'm always amused by Mac users who, though quick to condemn PCs, are, apparently, quite ignorant about them.