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Windows XP sold for $200 in 2001. In 2025, that's $364[1]. If we can find enough people willing to pay $364 for an OS that values privacy and doesn't push needl

Windows XP sold for $200 in 2001. In 2025, that's $364[1]. If we can find enough people willing to pay $364 for an OS that values privacy and doesn't push needless upgrades, that'll be a start. But XP itself was probably priced based on the belief that people would be upgrading in a few years to Windows Vista. So we might need more than that. [1] - According to minneapolisfed.org, which uses the official economist-approved inflation rates. Not that I'm implying that there's anything wrong with that. I have all of the orthodox beliefs about inflation that a good citizen should have.

llbbdd 10mo ago
$364 when?
eigen 10mo ago
> Windows XP sold for $200 in 2001. In 2025, that's $364 I assume you used the overall CPI rate rather than the software rate. but using the Software CPI its more like $58. and that seems like an easier sell (for the user, maybe not the developer). http://data.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/CUUR0000SEEE02 http://data.bls.gov/dataViewer/view/timeseries/CUUR0000SEEE0... Software CPI-U 2001 Oct 77.0 2025 Nov 22.182
tonyedgecombe 10mo ago
Windows 11 Pro is still $200 [1]. Of course most people don't pay anything directly as it's bundled with their PC and they won't think to question why that is. [1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/windows-11-pro/dg7gmgf0d8h4 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/windows-11-pro/dg7gmgf0d8h...
- autoexec 10mo ago
  The cost of Windows 11 Pro is $200, plus your privacy, ownership of your computer, and your dignity. It's way too expensive.