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UNEXPECTEDLY talkative about pricing, Microsoft Corp. last week revealed what Windows 2000 will cost users when it ships in February
The numbers aren't simple, with prices depending on which Microsoft product users upgrade from, how many units they buy and whether they are replacing any rival operating systems, such as Novell Inc.'s NetWare or Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris.
Generally, the desktop version of Windows 2000, dubbed Windows 2000 Professional, costs from $149 to $319; fees for the server version depend on how many users will access it and which server it is. Windows 2000 Server...