EPTPOLL ; Did you pay for Windows? - Page 5
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ninjafetus
United States231 Posts
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PobTheCad
Australia893 Posts
On February 05 2009 03:48 Kennigit wrote: Seems like most new computers come with it pre-installed. A better question is what are you going to do when Windows 7 comes out in 6 versions. Seriously 6!?!?!?! The lowest edition Windows 7 SE only allows 3 apps open at once. i thought xp had more versions still if what you said about the lowest version is true then it sounds gay , who would purposely limit the number of apps run at one time?? im sticking with xp for as long as i possibly can | ||
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-orb-
United States5770 Posts
On February 05 2009 11:33 Racenilatr wrote: how does microsoft make money with them losing so much money from people not buying windows? O_o Because 1: All businesses have to pay for windows on their machines 2: whenever someone buys a computer from a company like dell that has windows included, that means dell paid microsoft for that copy of windows to be on the computer. | ||
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BluzMan
Russian Federation4235 Posts
This is the golden age of open source software. You can find open source equivalents to practically every commercial product on the market (excluding monsters like SAP or Oracle), namely OpenOffice, various programming IDE's, VirtualBox, JRE, Apache, Asterisk, FreeBSD servers and so on. If only people in gamedev started developing portable games, I'd say Linux would take over the gamer market very soon. | ||
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SUSUGAM
United States177 Posts
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
My work laptop came with ... well Linux, then I had to put Windows on... long story. | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
So my point is I have university friends that gimme theirs.... | ||
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himurakenshin
Canada1845 Posts
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b3h47pte
United States1317 Posts
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MamiyaOtaru
United States1687 Posts
I thought it was going to be a poll about whether people knew the copy of Windows that comes with a computer isn't free, but is included in the overall cost. A lot of people think it is free :-/ | ||
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Hot77.iEy
Finland1486 Posts
What about updates, when you crack it, is it possible to have SP3 and all those other microsoft updates ( i dont know if they're important or not but its just to feel good) WinXP automatic updates work with a "non-legit" cd-key, no cracking needed. If you want manual updates from microsoft.com or want to use IE7 you need a crack for "windows genuine advantage validation". | ||
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Bub
United States3518 Posts
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pyrogenetix
China5094 Posts
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PobTheCad
Australia893 Posts
On February 06 2009 19:33 Hot77.iEy wrote: I bought Windows 3.11 and MSDOS 6.22 for my first computer. Come to think of it, those are the only software I've ever paid for :s you didnt even pay for starcraft? pretty sad dude... anyway how much does windows cost in China compared to the US etc? , im interested to know | ||
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hymn
Bulgaria832 Posts
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Yurebis
United States1452 Posts
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liger13
United States1060 Posts
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chaoser
United States5541 Posts
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Beamo
France1279 Posts
On February 05 2009 04:30 GHOSTCLAW wrote: oh, and I used to use the copy of xp that came with both my laptop and my desktop, until I had to reformat. then i couldn't find the disks. So technically I have the right number of keys. I actually think that most people have enough licenses to cover all of their computers, as one comes with each computer. You can also downgrade from vista to xp as part of the license, but you cannot run xp pro on a home computer. I'm guessing that more people have licenses to run their os than you would think. If you read the Microsoft EULA you will discover that when you buy a laptop with Windows for example, the license is only legally valid on that hardware. If you buy a spare part desktop you'll be able to use the Windows (if it's not one of these horrible recovery CDs) but it won't be legal. Having the right number of licenses is one thing but it doesn't necessarily make legit. (I'm on Linux) | ||
MasterOfChaos
Germany2896 Posts
On February 07 2009 01:25 Beamo wrote: If you read the Microsoft EULA you will discover that when you buy a laptop with Windows for example, the license is only legally valid on that hardware. If you buy a spare part desktop you'll be able to use the Windows (if it's not one of these horrible recovery CDs) but it won't be legal. Depends on your jurisdiction. In Germany that clause is invalid, you may even sell OEM versions of windows(at least as a private person). | ||
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