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kipshasz
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posted December 30, 2008 08:08 PM |
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Its economical crisis out there. Not any kind but ECONOMICAL.(yeah,people drive around in shiny Mercedes' and BMWs', theres a crisis indeed  )
so IMO every company will try anything to survive.
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Asheera
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posted December 30, 2008 08:10 PM |
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Wow, I truly hope that won't happen.
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Binabik
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posted December 30, 2008 08:14 PM |
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I think the odds of this happening are extremely thin.
And keep in mind that IF it happens, it's probably because it's cheaper. If Microsoft pursues this, they will most likely test market it with businesses. And if businesses do it, it's because they think it will save them money.
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Nikita
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posted December 30, 2008 08:31 PM |
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If that happans im moving out of US to Russia,where it will least likely happan.
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TheDeath
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posted December 31, 2008 06:18 PM |
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veco
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posted December 31, 2008 06:26 PM |
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If it will remain as an option then it's ok, for some people even better than to purchase a fully-priced PC (could've bought in rates as well, meh) but if not - It's time to get accustomed with Linux then.
No crashes? Sounds tempting
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del_diablo
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posted December 31, 2008 06:51 PM |
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*sig* You pay for internett and electricty, a $100 laptop i more than functional last time i checked.
Using the OS is a completely different issue. Glad i already got my debian loaded
And 50% in what? Over time pay once and use infinetiv is more effective.
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Darkshadow
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posted December 31, 2008 07:59 PM |
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Where is microsoft Hq located?And what are it's coordinates?
Seriously, if this happens to every crapsoft computer, ill move over to Mac.
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del_diablo
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posted December 31, 2008 08:02 PM |
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Seriously, if this happens to every crapsoft computer, ill move over to Mac.
Or Linux
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Asheera
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posted December 31, 2008 08:11 PM |
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Edited by Asheera at 20:12, 31 Dec 2008.
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I 'like' how they "justify" this decision: that some poor families can't afford to buy a PC since it costs a lot (but only one-time)... like you can't pay in rates  (or whatever it's called in English, you know when you buy over a period of time instead of instantly)
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veco
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posted December 31, 2008 08:21 PM |
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Edited by veco at 20:21, 31 Dec 2008.
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(could've bought in rates as well, meh)
I just love how people (don't) read my posts
Yeah, the reasoning is weak, but every reasoning that is made after the decision has been made is weak. You need something (anything actually) to justify yourself and make people less oriented in the topic buy it (first the cheap reasoning, then the product)
I believe that's one of the basics in marketing (if not the sole purpose that is)
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Asheera
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posted December 31, 2008 08:25 PM |
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I just love how people (don't) read my posts
I did read your post but only after posting mine, since after reading that link I wanted to comment on their stupid reason.
I just hope this whole thing will be optional 
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Doomforge
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posted December 31, 2008 08:34 PM |
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must be a joke. They can't possibly be that stupid.
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Darkshadow
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posted December 31, 2008 08:39 PM |
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must be a joke. They can't possibly be that stupid.
Was it not proven long ago that a rock is 500 times smarter than microsoft?
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Doomforge
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posted December 31, 2008 09:23 PM |
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Yeah, but, still, this is complete and utter idiocy. For many reasons, mostly because you can block updates or delete the ones you don't want to. Thus, that system can't be implemented on older Windows (up to Vista), meaning it would be only possible on Windows 7. Which would mean nobody in the world would buy it, especially since XP is pretty stable for a Microsoft system and everything works on it, as for now.
They can't be THAT stupid.
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del_diablo
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posted December 31, 2008 09:45 PM |
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#Doomforge: Hey they made Vista, and the UAC is made to break applications litteraly. They use glue to attempt coving holes instead of properly fixing it.
Win7 is actually microsofts hope, lets hope they mess it completely up.
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Asheera
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posted December 31, 2008 10:38 PM |
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I have read somewhere that the performance and speed is their most important target for Windows 7. I guess they learned the lesson from Vista after all So far it has been tested successfully and is pretty fast, but that test was without drivers and other startup programs, and we all know those are the main cause of the OS slowdown. They're still trying to make it faster though (probably while still keeping Vista's stability)
But if they implement that pay-as-you-use feature, it will be a much bigger failure than Vista was, which is a pity considering they're at least on the right track now.
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TheDeath
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posted January 01, 2009 12:47 AM |
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Which would mean nobody in the world would buy it, especially since XP is pretty stable for a Microsoft system and everything works on it, as for now.
That's the key word here 
They are well aware of that.
Remember, it was Microsoft who officially classified MS-DOS as their "enemy" and tried to get rid of people who used it (and DOS was THEIR product!)
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Nikita
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posted January 01, 2009 03:30 AM |
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wait so i dont get it,will this apply to every1 in the world or just the US,then does it apply to new comps or every comp in use nowadays.
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Moonlith
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posted January 01, 2009 02:21 PM |
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And if businesses do it, it's because they think it will save them money.
Keyword is "Them", not "us".
And I think if Microsoft went to go through with this it would trigger a nice rush in penguin users.
I'm about to get a new PC, but I'd be damned if I'm getting vista or higher on it. XP works just fine still.
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