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Gordon wrote:
> On 2009-08-29, Sailor Sam <> wrote:
>> Alan wrote:
>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>> news:h79uoh$erj$...
>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:h79sp7$ai8$...
>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:h79s0a$6h2$...
>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:h79r8n$3us$...
>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:h79qqf$2o1$...
>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h79puk$14s$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h79msm$pd4$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h79c26$u1h$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h77qs3$cr4$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h77bu0$gv6$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h76tip$cbn$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h76mgv$nt3$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h75gt5$sed$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sailor Sam" <> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:h751qo$2kt$...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, out of a morbid curiosity, how much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are you asking them for, or how much do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you think would be 'fair'?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is a very good question.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So answer it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wash rinse repeat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To what end? You can't answer it, else you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would have already.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I already did answer the question. Can you not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use a newsreader either?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So where is it then?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you need everything done for you?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Didn't think you'd be able to come up with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goods.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yet again avoiding.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What you mean is, you're too lazy to look for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yourself. Not surprised in the least.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not at all, it means that I see no point in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> searching for something that is unlikely to be there.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Too lazy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You've been asked by numerous people including me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to come up with a figure for what you think the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marginal cost of Windows was to you, and you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consistently been incapable of doing so. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chances of you having posted it somewhere seem remote.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you had been reading the thread instead of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arguing you wouldn't find yourself in the position
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are in.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just been trying to assist you to understand things a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I note that you still haven't posted a figure - not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that we expected you would, since by now a small
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> degree of understanding must have seeped in for you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you had, you would have jumped at the chance to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prove us wrong, but you can't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note all you like. I posted what I expected long ago.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I note you're too lazy to look it up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah right.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can't answer the question, so you pretend to have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> done so, and just carry on avoiding the fact that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're incapable.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't obey your orders, you want to know so much, you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look it up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is nothing to look up because you haven't been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> capable of coming up with any number.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How do you know if you haven't looked?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If there was something you would have jumped at the chance
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be right about something, anything, just for once.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you keep saying.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you so you are unable to refute.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that so?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If its not, then by all means prove me wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I'll be happy to apologise if so.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This way is far more fun.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Exactly.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Correct. Now twist the meaning of the words.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems to be your MO.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you aren't having fun, feel free to admit you were wrong.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you are right, then post a figure and back it up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You won't though, because you can't.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You keep making those accusations.
>>>>>>
>>>>> If they aren't true, then show the evidence. You can't though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alan.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> They're your assertions.
>>>>
>>> And you have said they are wrong, but you can't substantiate your
>>> position, hence everyone laughing at you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Alan.
>>>
>> Think again.
>
> Go on Snip first. Really. Think about it

Like you did?

On 2009-08-29, Sailor Sam <> wrote:
> Alan wrote:

{snip}

>
> Then why did you ask?

I did not. I asked you all to think. Nevermind. Must install a snip file eh?

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Go on Snip first. Really. Think about it
>

Hi Gordon,

You are absolutely right. I have snipped everything that was
irrelevant.




Alan.

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Alan wrote:
> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>
>> Go on Snip first. Really. Think about it
>>
>
> Hi Gordon,
>
> You are absolutely right. I have snipped everything that was irrelevant.
>
>
>
>
> Alan.
>

Funny guy.

Den 2009-08-24 skrev Sailor Sam <>:
>
> Does anyone know how I go about getting compensation for the Windows,
> that I will never use?

Call your local mikrosoft and tell them you want to return
your copy of the program, and you want a full refund for it.

In article <4acc422b$0$6552$>,
lid says...
> Den 2009-08-24 skrev Sailor Sam <>:
> >
> > Does anyone know how I go about getting compensation for the Windows,
> > that I will never use?
>
> Call your local mikrosoft and tell them you want to return
> your copy of the program, and you want a full refund for it.

You miss the point. How much is an OEM copy of Windows from one
supplier to another, or even within a supplier - from one PC to another?

In reality, you'll be lucky to get fifty bucks back - and it'll take
more hassling than it's worth (for fifty bucks).

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Duncan.