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Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs (DesktopLinux)Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs (DesktopLinux)Posted Nov 1, 2007 22:42 UTC (Thu) by undefined (guest, #40876)In reply to: Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs (DesktopLinux) by endecotp Parent article: Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs (DesktopLinux)
google disagrees with you (at the time of this posting): UK£ 300 = 621.75 US$. see for yourself: http://www.google.com/search?q=%C2%A3300+in+%24. the exchange rate has been roughly 2:1 for a year now (http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=300&fro...). i buy a few cds a year from small uk labels and i wish you were right because the conversion rate hurts.
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Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs (DesktopLinux) Posted Nov 1, 2007 23:04 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] The GBP:USD exchange rate is higher than it has been for a quarter-century, in fact...
Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs (DesktopLinux) Posted Nov 1, 2007 23:45 UTC (Thu) by endecotp (guest, #36428) [Link] I said, "exchange rate for computer bits". I actually took a few examples that are available both sides of the Atlantic and it seems to be about 1.5:1. This is better than the 1:1 that it was for many years. Yes, the real rate is significantly different. But companies that sell computer components don't use the real rate.
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