>Well, the machine costs money wheter it runs Linux, Solaris or Windows
>and the cost will be paid for in just a few licenses anyway.
Will it?
Windows and the Windows development tools are not "the machine".
And those tools don't come with free unlimited upgrades. You get
the privilege of paying for them over and over.
"Fair" might be an issue if Microsoft made their software available
on the same basis as, say, Linux development tool are available.
That's not the case.
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>Patrik Lundin
>http://www.javathings.com
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>Fredrick Bartlett wrote:
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>> This question has been posed before, this was the general response.
>>
>> In order to develop a Win32 version, it must be developed on a Win32
>> machine. Therefore, a purchase of Windoze and the Windoze development tools
>> were necessary.
>> Those costs must be passed on.
>>
>> Patrik Lundin wrote:
>>
>> > Why is there a license fee necessary for use on Windows ?
>> >
>> > I don't mind paying for it but it doesn't seem very fair to me
>> > that Unix and Linux users get it for free and Windows users
>> > have to pay.
>> >
>> > I would love to see a free alternative for Windows too,
>> > I agree that most Windows and especially MS programs generally
>> > cost too much.
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>> > Patrik Lundin
>> > http://www.javathings.com
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