This Was Steve Ballmer Selling Windows 1.0

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[citation][nom]sidran32[/nom]Ballmer brought this back with a commercial for Windows XP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-8IufkbuD0It is every bit as epic as the Windows 1.0 commercial.[/citation]


Exactly what I eas going to say to Marcus when he wrote "but we're not sure that you'd see the same sort of enthusiastic selling that you Steve Ballmer did back in 1985"

If he did it in 2001, why not again in the future ?
 
Yes, if you look hard enough - you CAN find and run Windows 1.0. May take you a minute or so... :)

Yeah, even by 1986 standards - that was a BAD typical use-car sales man AD... it was never cool.
 
[citation][nom]MortalCoil[/nom]From the Inflation Calculator:What cost $99 in 1985 would cost $194.78 in 2009.So, there's that.[/citation]

Keep in mind... in 1985, a typical 286 PC was about $3000~5000. That got you 16mhz, 1mb RAM, mono~VGA graphics (640x480 in 256 colors), a 13" tube TV, 20MB HD in a big ugly white box that was about 60lbs. Add $300 for sound.

So $100 for an OS was "cheap".

Today, Windows is most expensive part of a computer. What else cost more than $100?
You can buy/build a PC with a quad core CPU, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD, etc and nothing costs over $100 each.

In 1985 - I saved and spent $280+tax for a double sided 360k 5.25 floppy drive. I still have it and bigger than my ThinkPad. 1989, I spent $100 for a 3.5" floppy drive.

2010 - Windows is still $100 (Home OEM or Upgrade) - but is over priced. $100 should be single user retail, $70 for single OEM license. Even thou Dell pays about $20~25. And Ballmer is still nutz... but he's a whole lot richer.
 
[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom] Today, Windows is most expensive part of a computer. What else cost more than $100?You can buy/build a PC with a quad core CPU, 4GB RAM, 1TB HD, etc and nothing costs over $100 each.[/citation]


What kind of cheap ass monstrosities are you building?
 
then it was only one version, now we get enough versions to make the consumer confused about what to get, tehn we also get the "new name ready" computers to confused the market even more.

not only that, but many of this "new name ready" computers are not even "fully compatible" with the "new name" OS.
 
[citation][nom]littlec[/nom]What kind of cheap ass monstrosities are you building?[/citation]
HUH? What do you mean cheap-ass?

$50 = Antec 300 case (avg)
$50 = 400~500watt PSU, Antec, Coolermaster, Thermaltake, OCZ ($65~95 for Corsair)
$80 = AMD Chipset motherboard from Gigabyte or ASUS (Or cheap junk for $45 from ECS)
$75 = 1TB HD - WS, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi... is there some brand we don't know about that sells a $250 high quality 1TB drive?
$92~99 = 4 different AMD CPUs... these are equal or faster than the Core2s.
$65~80 = 4GB RAM from Corsair, G-Skill, OCZ, PNY Crucial... any issues?
$25 = Sony, LG or Pioneer optical drive
$75~90 = ATi 4670~5570 and some 5650~5670 cards.

Everything else like keyboards, mice, card-readers, fans etc are typically $10~50.

So yes, Windows is the most expensive part of a computer - for a single user or small computer company.
 
[citation][nom]ohim[/nom]You can`t do that without a good sense of humor.. and that`s what i like at him Put Jobs and Balmer next to each other , with whom would you like to go on a trip and have fun if you`ll be put to do it[/citation]

Ballmer please, I don't know why but I get this itchy feeling every time I think of being near Jobs. Like he's gonna kill me if I stand too close.
 
[citation][nom]Belardo[/nom]HUH? What do you mean cheap-ass?$50 = Antec 300 case (avg)$50 = 400~500watt PSU, Antec, Coolermaster, Thermaltake, OCZ ($65~95 for Corsair)$80 = AMD Chipset motherboard from Gigabyte or ASUS (Or cheap junk for $45 from ECS)$75 = 1TB HD - WS, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi... is there some brand we don't know about that sells a $250 high quality 1TB drive?$92~99 = 4 different AMD CPUs... these are equal or faster than the Core2s.$65~80 = 4GB RAM from Corsair, G-Skill, OCZ, PNY Crucial... any issues?$25 = Sony, LG or Pioneer optical drive$75~90 = ATi 4670~5570 and some 5650~5670 cards.Everything else like keyboards, mice, card-readers, fans etc are typically $10~50.So yes, Windows is the most expensive part of a computer - for a single user or small computer company.[/citation]

In the world I come form the video card was always the most expensive part. Or the CPU, depending on what the user wants out of the computer. Turns out most of the time I'm making one for an entire family that has multiple needs. One wants to multi-task a ton, another wants to play new video games, the mom just wants to be able to sort her photos.

Seriously, if I built more computers for moms I could probably make a computer as cheap as you.
 
$50 = Antec 300 case (avg)
$50 = 400~500watt PSU, Antec, Coolermaster, Thermaltake, OCZ ($65~95 for Corsair)
$80 = AMD Chipset motherboard from Gigabyte or ASUS (Or cheap junk for $45 from ECS)
$75 = 1TB HD - WS, Seagate, Samsung, Hitachi... is there some brand we don't know about that sells a $250 high quality 1TB drive?
$92~99 = 4 different AMD CPUs... these are equal or faster than the Core2s.
$65~80 = 4GB RAM from Corsair, G-Skill, OCZ, PNY Crucial... any issues?
$25 = Sony, LG or Pioneer optical drive
$75~90 = ATi 4670~5570 and some 5650~5670 cards


CHEAPO

Using parts that are over a year old on a new build? heresy my computer I build two years ago is faster than this setup.
 
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