Vista Arrives
So I got my free copy of Vista Business edition today. It’s funny though, that I just can’t see myself actually installing it. In my field I do need to stay up to date with all forms of technology, so at the very least I should do so in vmware (unless it has some licensing restriction). But the fact is, I don’t really feel like installing Vista on just one computer, then if I have to move it etc, reactive and all the hassle that comes with that. Nor do I want to mess with WGA.
Ubuntu still here
I must be too close minded or stubborn, but I own several computers, and even with a free copy it feels silly to install Vista. Even if I had to play a game, Windows XP would more than suffice. And if I did like Vista, I would hate to spend the several thousands of dollars it would cost to license all my machines. That is a lot of beer.
Thanks Microsoft
I honestly appreciate the sending of Vista to me for free, it’s a cool gesture.
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#1 by Kevin Mark on January 27, 2007 - 6:53 pm
Hi ,
how ‘free’ is that?
exactly how is a product like Vista ‘free’? DRM eats your soul
cheers,
Kev
#2 by mindwarp on January 27, 2007 - 9:34 pm
If you are familiar with the general terminology we use around here, you will know what “free as in beer” means. As Microsoft provided me a copy without cost, that meets the definition I referred to.
#3 by tenshu on January 28, 2007 - 12:21 am
i guess i would do the same
until DX10 will be required for new games
sadly Vista will kill OpenGL games … poor J Carmack …
#4 by James Stansell on January 29, 2007 - 2:29 pm
The version of MS Windows I installed at home was win95, and I really don’t feel left out at all for skipping the others. (And it’s been a number of years since I booted the win95 for even the smallest of reasons.)
Frankly the Microsoft systems hold less and less interest for me, particularly since they are increasingly heading in a negative direction.
I think there are many things that Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular could and should do to improve the home user experience. Particularly when you have multiple users on multiple computers on the home LAN. I guess I’ll find another time and place to air those thoughts.
-james.