Will You Buy Windows 7???
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We're still on Windows 2K - we're most of the way through XP deployment, but it's causing massive hassles as we have so many propietary programs running.
I tried Vista shortly after it came out and found it horrible, so I went back to XP. Having had a decent bash on 7, it's the OS Vista should have been - hopefully the Vista haters will see it the same way, but if they want to stick with XP, then that's fair enough really. The OS wars will continue
I can completely understand a business still being with XP, because they've got a hell of a job making sure that everything that use will work just as well with Vista or 7 as it has been with XP. I'm curious to see how Vista-hating 'average users' will take to 7 though. If they hated Vista so much, I'm not entirely sure how they can like 7 considering Vista is far more similar to XP than 7 is!
But hey, that's trying to put a logical perspective on the sort of thing where no logic really exists.
Was only going to buy 1x Pro for me and 1x HP for the wife.
Just this moment bought another £44.99 for our laptop as it appears I bought my Dell 1 week too early for the free Windows 7 upgrade Grrrr.
Anyway, I've literally just bought HP for £44.99 delivered.
Just this moment bought another £44.99 for our laptop as it appears I bought my Dell 1 week too early for the free Windows 7 upgrade Grrrr.
Anyway, I've literally just bought HP for £44.99 delivered.
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at that price wouldnt you be better off with a technet sub?
Soldato
or buy it now... use ya nogin my son, plenty of places still selling it
Technet copies of Windows cannot be used on production machine - the license specifically says this.
Indeed. Stuns me how many people seem to think a licence is a licence and they can do what they please with it. Using a licence outside the terms, such as Technet ones on a production machine, educational ones when you're not in education, OEM on a different machine and so forth is no more legitimate than downloading a totally pirated copy, however much you may like to convince yourself otherwise.
Man of Honour
This one isn't quite so simple. MSDN:AA ones can still be used when you finish education as long as it's not for commercial work.
Caporegime
As long as it activates, people don't care.
Soldato
Just ordered a second copy £39.99 bargain 
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Just ordered 2 copies 1 x home premium and 1 x professional for around £140 total, seems there are some damn good deals atm.
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Have bitten the bullet and ordered Win 7 HP, as saw it for 39.99 (now expired). Reasoned that as I don't used subscription AV packages, and the price of games, it was worth a punt for an OS.
Still resent how much I paid for Vista for something that is getting brushed under the carpet by Microsoft.
Still resent how much I paid for Vista for something that is getting brushed under the carpet by Microsoft.
Soldato
Bought a couple of pro licenses last night for £90 a pop
Was thinking of getting 1 pro and 1 home, but thought bugger it - the RDP server clinched it for me. Virtual XP might be handy.
Am glad they tidied things up, Vista ****ed me right off, having to buy Ultimate to have RDP and Media Centre
Nb: My Vista Ultimate licensed copy is now gathering dust as all 3 of my PC's (work, laptop and desktop) are all running Windows 7 RC.
Was thinking of getting 1 pro and 1 home, but thought bugger it - the RDP server clinched it for me. Virtual XP might be handy.
Am glad they tidied things up, Vista ****ed me right off, having to buy Ultimate to have RDP and Media Centre
Nb: My Vista Ultimate licensed copy is now gathering dust as all 3 of my PC's (work, laptop and desktop) are all running Windows 7 RC.
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I have bought 2 Home Premium copies for 44.99 each. I did not see the point in going for pro.