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It's free! 
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It's free! Yes i understand but i get Windows free when i purchase a new computer, are you suggesting it is viable if your resurrecting an old Computer!
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Yes i understand but i get Windows free when i purchase a new computer
No you don't. Take a look at a retailer that lets you choose e.g. Novatech and see how much difference adding Windows makes.
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OK i can see a figure for up-grade £14.99 is that it ?
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No, it's £90 ( for the basic Windows home, other versions cost more). Select "No operating system installed" & compare the price. The difference is the cost of Windows.
Also, with Linux, you don't pay for any extras like Office. The amount of software available is astonishing ( although so is a bit rough!).
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It's free! are you suggesting it is viable if your resurrecting an old Computer! That too. As operating systems get more bloated, the computer needs to be more powerful to run them. Amongst the range of Linux distributions are a number designed to run on older, less powerful, machines. So you don't need to throw away your computer when Microsoft produce another version. Ian
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ah...OK got it now, but would some IT expert coming to service my systems be happy to work on this program............. i wounder, certainly worth considering though 
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If he isn't, find another expert...
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you don't pay for any extras like Office. The amount of software available is astonishing ( although so is a bit rough!).
Ian I have been using Open Office for years and I am more than happy with it. My only criticism is that it is a little slow to load on older systems but on the newer faster systems it is ok. I also use Thunderbird and Firefox. I would not describe any of those as rough. I like open source software and freeware so much I have even been know to make a small donation to the author(s)
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I have been using Open Office for years and I am more than happy with it. My only criticism is that it is a little slow to load on older systems but on the newer faster systems it is ok. I also use Thunderbird and Firefox. I would not describe any of those as rough.
I like open source software and freeware so much I have even been know to make a small donation to the author(s)
Good man  Have you tried LibreOffice? It's a fork from OpenOffice which most Linux distributions now use by default. Ian
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