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Originally Posted by derangedhermit
Uh, I didn't say otherwise. Do you think the US Gov't is paying a lot more for desktop PCs? The last large contracts I was aware of, the price was about $600/Windows desktop - including services and apps.
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Which is Proxmire accounting.
Wrapping-in necessary backend services and software and contract administrative overhead into the price of a generic product to make it seem as if the government is overpaying is an old and discredited tactic by now.
There is plenty of *real* government waste to point at so there is no real need to invent it where it doesn't exist.
Especially now that Amazon's "secret sauce" is out in the open.
The Kindles are priced at market price and the support services are not part of the Kindle price, they are separate line items.
(Just like those $600 desktops that usually come with extended 24-hour on-site maintenance contracts. Priced those lately?)