Hi,

According to Microsoft, if the price is too good, beware.

If your in doubt, call MS local office and ask. You've nothing to loose.

joe



At 06:46 PM 02/04/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I just put together a computer. I'm now intending to buy a Widows XP Pro
Operating System, full version in a retail box, not an OEM. Checking
Pricegrabbers and Nextag for price comparison, I was amazed at the
differences in price. For the same OS, the prices range from $199.00 to
$299.00. I would like to get one in the $200.00 range.
> However, I don't understand this great price difference.
> There are sellers on the low end and high end that have good ratings. I'm
assuming that these ratings are legitimate.
>The reason for this e-mail is that maybe someone could clue me in if there
is something that I do not know about.
>Thank you
>Jim Markellos
>
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