Acer: Tablet PC fees hard to swallow | CNET News.com

"Senior executives at Taiwan PC maker Acer took swipes at Microsoft during an event this week marking the first anniversary of the software giant's Tablet PC operating system.

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"The price difference is huge compared with regular notebooks. That's why tablet PCs have been challenged in the market," said Zhou Shih-hsiung, an analyst with market researcher MIC.

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"The cost of a tablet PC is $200 (7,000 Taiwan dollars) more than its notebook counterpart. Of this difference, the hardware cost is only between $30 and $60. The majority of the difference comes from the OS license," said Wang. "We have tried to negotiate the fee with Microsoft several times in vain. It's very regrettable."...

Not known as Microshaft for nothing ;-)