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Unread 22-12-2002, 21:45
D.J. Fluck
 
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Originally posted by rbayer
[b]It's just a guess, but I think MS is just trying to get us hooked on their products. Given the insane quantity and insane profit margins (80% on Windows), it will cost them almost nothing to donate a few hundred copies. On the other hand, if they manage to get us hooked on their products so we end up buying large numbers of licenses later in life, it will pay off big-time.[b]

Yes, in the real world thats called advertising.

Heres a free sample, if you like it buy more and products like it. Its how marketing departments work. Kinda like autodesk with inventor