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I charge my friends and family $20/visit for the first hour, $15 thereafter.
Most of them had Windows for several years until they realize how much it cost them (I showed them the 2+ years of 'tech support' bills).
They bought Macs. I charged 1 hour of 'migrating' data from Windoze, then 1 hour of training. Then 2 hours of free training.
That was 2 years ago. Their total cost for ownership for Windows was 50% greater than the Mac in those 2 years, including the 2 free hours of training.
I now only hear from them when they want to do *MORE* with their Mac; not fix a problem.
I don't charge them anymore for 'help'.
Yup, it's that easy.
ASPX ~ Apple Simply Performs eXcellently
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LOL. I was waiting for this post. I knew someone would write it. It's true about Macs.
(I'm reinstalling Windows this weekend. Windows + Office + updates... should take around 5 hours.)
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I agree. There is no such thing called free lunch. However, in this part of the world, one can really witness bad attitude like people from previous organizations virtually soliciting our assistance running behind us bugging 24x7 more than even a paid client would do.
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
Personal Homepage Tech Gossips
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep!
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I like to think I am my significant other's significant other.
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Well, that would be a precondition for a relationship. Most kinds of relationships, anyway.
modified on Monday, May 18, 2009 9:55 AM
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