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« on: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 21:37:47 »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/microsoft/6202332/Microsoft-Windows-7-will-cost-30-for-students.html

i might legitimately buy a windows OS for the first time ever...
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 21:41:19 »

I'll probably upgrade then, wouldn't have bothered otherwise.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 21:47:29 »

Mine cost £12 Smiley
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 22:30:12 »

You back at college youth?
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 22:39:52 »

yup. gave up on the job search  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 23:32:46 »

why windows 7 when i'm still getting used to vista? they used to leave it a good half decade between versions
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, September 18, 2009, 06:50:49 »

It's all about the $

Fuck MS and Apple, open source all the way for me.
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« Reply #7 on: Friday, September 18, 2009, 06:56:47 »

why windows 7 when i'm still getting used to vista? they used to leave it a good half decade between versions

they had a massive perception issue with Vista though, there is nothing wrong with vista really however large companies and a large install base are still on XP Pro, they needed to release something which actually gives them reasons to upgrade.
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« Reply #8 on: Friday, September 18, 2009, 08:59:13 »

You are right in saying that most companies haven't upgraded to Vista from XP becasue of its perception, but Microsoft are forcing thier hand by withdrawing support for XP, so the coice will be Vista or Windows 7.

Because Vista has a bad reputation (not justified in my oppinion), most companies are looking at skipping it and going to 7, but will sait until SP1 is available.
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, September 18, 2009, 09:10:09 »

XP is too stable to move. There's enough resources out there if MS remove any support.
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, September 18, 2009, 09:28:41 »

they had a massive perception issue with Vista though, there is nothing wrong with vista really however large companies and a large install base are still on XP Pro, they needed to release something which actually gives them reasons to upgrade.

Windows 7 Pro & ultimate has a built in feature to allow you to run XP programmes

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/windows-xp-mode.aspx
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