"Michael Cash" <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 05:38:13 GMT, "Simon" <shepshep1@excite.com>
> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>
> >Hi all, we'll be visiting Japan later this year and my wife is telling me
> >she'd like the Japanese version of XP if its not too expensive. Does
anyone
> >know any shops in Tokyo or Osaka where they sell XP cheep, I can buy the
> >English version for less than 65 pounds in the UK so I'm hoping its
similar
> >in Japan.
> >Thanks for any information.
>
> When you get here, buy the cheapest motherboard you can find and at
> the same time purchase a copy of XP which is meant to be sold as OEM.
> Much cheaper than just purchasing it the normal way. Throw the
> motherboard away.
>
Thanks for the info.
You can buy oem software here without any hardware, is that not possible in
Japan?
Sorry to sound like a cheapskate. Also can you recommend any shops or am I
best just looking round Akihabara?
Simon.