They give it free of charge coz it was developed free of charge by participation of people around the world. Educating urself abt this product is free. business users r charged nominally. no jealosy but monopoly of MS for which MS was sued and fined millions in dollar by court on MRTP. Nothing belongs to MS to stake Intellectual Properties Rights. Cheating people by chargin high n giving sub standard products only to be handed over service pack time n again. Mani may just use it as a playstation to play game on. so u wont realise it. ur use is minimal to understand the intricacies.
