It’s no surprise that the pirating of Windows 7 is just so obsessive right now. Microsoft Vista was such a disastrous release. Microsoft release Vista thinking it would be the answer to XP and it was just the opposite.

I wouldn’t really buy a Windows 7 Key from EBay and I wouldn’t buy a copy Windows 7 before it’s release date. And Reuters is already reporting China has Windows 7 on the shelves for close to $3.

The problem that’s pointed out in that article is the same as the issue that’s here. Windows 7 is too damn expensive and if people can’t buy it; they are going to pirate it. Where’s there’s a need, there’s a supplier and where there’s a supplier… there are crooks and opportunists.

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I was reading an article the other day about an individual who purchased a Netbook. The Netbook was subsidized by AT&T, this reduced the overall cost of the Netbook to $100. Surprisingly, when the customer received their first billing cycle statement, the bill was for $5000. I think that’s a bit excessive.

One of the most infuriating things I do on a monthly basis is pay for my cell phone. It’s not an issue over using my service, it’s the fact that I have to pay for service.

Cell phone providers have a pretty good racket, they overcharge for the cell phone device, a charge for activation, they charge for minutes, they charge for insurance and they charge early termination fees; all this time you’re using a service and receiving substandard voice quality from a communications device that without warning can drop your conversation at some of the most inopportune times.

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