What about development costs? I was under the assumption that MS was not going to release any more versions of eVC++ or eVB. What is the cost of Visual Studio .Net Pro? About 500 bucks. And besides the license cost, what about the cost of creating your customized version of the OS? Here's a quote on the cost of platform builder:
Platform Builder costs $995 per developer through March 7. After that, it will sell for $2,995. A fully functional version is available for free at
www.microsoft.com/windows/embedded/ce and will last 120 days. The software can target ARM, MIPS, SuperH and x86 designs.
So now you are talking about $3500 (Platform Builder and Visual Studio) per programmer to create your OEM version of the plus. That's a little more than just $20. And no, I am not a Linux user. I just want people to have all the facts before they go on a rant.