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Nick
06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7: Cheaper Than Vista (and Every Other Windows OS)
i paid $5 dollars a disc for most of those. i really need to go back to college.
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06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7: Cheaper Than Vista (and Every Other Windows OS)
I still don't wanna pay $200 to upgrade to 7 Pro. I've never had any problems with Vista, so I'm fine with waiting.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/25/09

@Solertia: I think the upgrade from Vista costs around $120 - not that that should really matter.
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350z-Racer
06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7: Cheaper Than Vista (and Every Other Windows OS)
Good Job 'Don the Intern' - Looks you went through a lot of work on this.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/25/09

@350z-racer: How come Don and Jon are not in the staff list on the left?
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robinandtami
06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
Does anyone have a link that specifically details the differences between premium and ultimate?
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MrBlahBlah
06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
how do they know if you are an XP or Vista user to quality for the "upgrade"?
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KhaiJB
06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
ok anyone want to check out a claim made by the BBC?

"Stand alone versions of Windows 7, that can run on more than one PC, will also be available."

and

"In the UK the upgrade version of the Home Premium edition of Windows 7, available to those with an existing Windows license, will be £79.99.

By contrast buying this in a shop, and which can be installed on more than one machine, will cost £149.99."

note the More Than One Machine point. hang on a minute??

you mean I could buy 1 full copy and Legally put it on say 2 machines???
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OMG! Ponies!
06/25/09

In reply to Windows 7 Pricing: Good News, Mostly
And I will still not separately pay for Windows. Not because of any hatred of Microsoft or because I disagree with this or because I'll pirate it, but because like many other people, it will be preinstalled on whatever laptop I purchase.
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diabolusunknownTheSecond
06/25/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Custom PC builders have no choice.

But im sure paying 50 bucks for an OS is going to make many people happy. Games cost that much.
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OMG! Ponies!
06/25/09

@diabolusunknownTheSecond: My desktop is just a media server/spare internet terminal. I have no need to custom-build it. My current one is a low-end refurb bought for $300 at Christmas. It replaced an 8+ year-old Dell Dimension.

My power computing is done on laptops.
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TheGuinnessTooth
06/25/09

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I'll never understand why they need to make multiple versions of the same OS. Why make like Apple and just have one OS, maybe there would be less confusion from consumers and more stability for users.
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OMG! Ponies!
06/25/09

@TheGuinnessTooth: Because the home market and the business market are two different markets. And it worked with XP.

Given that Microsoft is a thirty year-old software company with over $200 billion in market capitalization which makes an operating system capable of running an extraordinarily wide array of hardware, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that they know how to run their business.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/25/09

@TheGuinnessTooth: It's just a form of price discrimination. Some features are only valuable to a subset of consumers, so MS has a high-priced version for them. However, other consumers are not willing to pay the high price but do not need the extra features, so they get a low-priced version.
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newdeepdan
05/22/09

In reply to Rumor: Windows 7 Will Be Priced In June, More Expensive Than Vista
Yeah, I'm sticking with Vista then... unless I save up enough for an Apple. I am not paying an arm and leg for that software not even if Jesus himself blessed it. In these economic times, Microsoft, should not be pricing their OS so high.
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OMG! Ponies!
05/22/09

@newdeepdan: You know, if you ask him nicely, I'm sure Jesus would send you a Tweet wishing you many happy returns on whatever computing platform you're presently using.

He's quite affable and always the gentleman.
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Chimera
05/22/09

In reply to Rumor: Windows 7 Will Be Priced In June, More Expensive Than Vista
Of course, it could just be that one of the three flavors is way overpriced and blowing out the average...."if you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price"
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archercc
05/22/09

@Chimera: Either that OR the average selling price of the SYSTEMS is higher. Lord knows what all that entails. Maybe there isnt a shitbox version of 7 that runs on those crappy laptops with horrible controllers.
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A Pimp Named DaveR
05/22/09

@archercc: I thought that too -- but I read the linked Cnet article and the analyst was definitely talking about the price of the OS, not the system as a whole.
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ZLevee
02/06/09

In reply to Windows 7 Pricing Starts at $200? Ehh...
• Windows 7 Starter: who cares
• Windows 7 Home Premium: $100
• Windows 7 Professional: $150
• Windows 7 Ultimate: $199
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P3nnst8r
02/06/09

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What happened to the Home, Professional, and Server model? I thought that worked rather well.
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danuuc
02/06/09

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I got a coupon for Ubuntu I'm now going to use.
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OMG! Ponies!
02/06/09

@danuuc: I'm assuming that there are sarcasm tags on that, given that Ubuntu is free.
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MasterSauce
02/06/09

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Not only is there One OSX that is $130...but you can get iLife added on for an extra $40. This is a rumor sure, but if it's true, weaksauce MS. Weaksauce.

Oh! And why doesn't Win7 have a native PDF reader in 200-freaking-9? Sorry, recently found this out playing with the beta and could not believe my eyes. Honestly, They hamstring themselves around every corner.
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Kaiser-Machead
02/06/09

@MasterSauce: While it's possible that this can change with the final release, this is currently very lame. I love having a built-in pdf reader.
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OMG! Ponies!
02/06/09

@MasterSauce: If lack of a built-in pdf reader is your biggest gripe with Windows 7, then that's not too bad.

I don't like the Network & Sharing Center. There is no way to prioritize networks like in XP. My current router broadcasts two signals and I don't like when a hiccup makes my laptop switch between the two.
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matthewharding
02/06/09

@MasterSauce: Because Microsoft wants you to use their XPS document format instead.
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ripfire
02/06/09

@Matthew Harding: Eww. No!
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Kaiser-Machead
02/06/09

In reply to Windows 7 Pricing Starts at $200? Ehh...
Microsoft is in the same position as Adobe. GIMP is available, but GIMP is also a piece of shit on the interface end, and will likely not replace anything by Adobe for a long time, so it's the only game in town. Linux is not a piece of shit, but it sure isn't a substantial enough lure to regular users, so Windows is the only game in town on the open-hardware OS end, so Windows can be priced higher without as much issue.
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OMG! Ponies!
02/06/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I just don't like the look.

I've only ever tried Ubuntu (on the basis that it is the most Windows/Mac like) and, while people trash the notion of eye candy, the truth is I don't like the feel of the UI. It really doesn't have enough flash to it.

I was a fan of the general feel of Tiger and love the frosted glass look of Windows 7. Ubuntu just kind of feels low-grade - like the difference between a Hyundai and a Lexis.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: @alexmetal:

Ubuntu can be customized to look like just about anything.
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OMG! Ponies!
02/06/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate: If you're skinning your UI to look like Vista, you've got problems.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
02/07/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I don't recall saying that I was skinning my UI to look like Vista or anything else for that matter.
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