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At the age of 18 I left home and served 20 years in the United States Air Force, retiring honorably from miltary service. I currently reside in Europe. A very special thanks to P.J. who continues to inspire me

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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Competitive shopping for computer parts

I still shake my head when someone comes to me and brags about how cheap they bought a personal computer part (i.e. motherboard, video cards) and then I show them on the Internet they they could have bought the part much cheaper. Doing a good search on the Internet can usually save you money.

While we're on the subject of saving money I find that in many cases prices in the United Kingdom (UK) for software + hardware is far more expensive than it should be in my personal opinion. It is for this reason I'd like to see the European Union pass laws to fully open all sales channel in Europe so some retailers can buy from any distributor within the European Union without fear that the manufacturer will make them stop. This might drive down prices in the UK to fair and reasonable market conditions. More than likely this is yet another reason why the UK has failed to adopt the Euro. If a vast majority of people in the UK found out much their PC items cost in Euros compared to mainland Europe I believe you'd find huge numbers of disgruntled PC users.

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