The examples were computers and TV's. Hell include ALL electronics if you wish. Cars are a different story. When any electronic good comes out, it's at the highest it will ever be price-wise. After even just a few months the price comes down significantly, because more competition comes out and newer technology is ready to come out and supplant it. Microsoft HAS no real competition, and if you want to talk about "equivalent" and not the proper term of "more advanced," Windows XP is about 3X more expensive than Windows '98 was. But again, take a look at TV prices in your local paper over the next few weeks and see the same TV come down in price. It's an easy concept.