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| Thread ID: 82122 | 2007-08-16 10:16:00 | Windows Is Free | Erayd (23) | PC World Chat |
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| 581625 | 2007-08-16 10:16:00 | tlug.jp (slashdot story) "...Dave Gutteridge has an unusual take on why people are not interested in saving money by using a free-as-in-beer OS like Linux or *BSD: because Windows is free. At least, that is an all-too-common perception, thanks to bundling and piracy. Bundling is a well-known problem to the adoption of open source operating systems, so Dave takes a look at the piracy issue in depth. His title may offend you, but his well-written article will most likely get you thinking hard about the question, 'how much does Windows cost?'..." |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 581626 | 2007-08-16 13:11:00 | The original article (blogs.zdnet.com) is more convincing than the rebuttal IMO. I used linux exclusively for a while, couldn't get .wmv porn, switched back. Well not just that, and it was a few years ago & multimedia stuff has been improved immensely in linux. Have various live disks, toy with re-starting dual boot like I used to have. But I'm wondering, Why Bother? 2nd hand XP liscense for a pittance, does whatever you want, all the BS about having to reboot every 5 minutes is just linux/mac fanboy nonsense. Much like spyware/virus bogeys, I just don't have any worries, and I do check processes carefully. Paid nuttin for it, does what I want. Sounds like linux with less hassles. |
mmmork (6822) | ||
| 581627 | 2007-08-16 19:38:00 | I think the guy was referring to people who pay for their OS, rather than those who download it from various torrent/warez sites As for the linux/mac fanboy comment, when installing older OS's (95/98 etc) you did have to reboot a couple of times, and then most applications you installed needed a reboot as well. With XP, although some apps do still need a reboot after install, the number of reboots became significantly less. |
Myth (110) | ||
| 581628 | 2007-08-17 00:14:00 | I think the guy was referring to people who pay for their OS, rather than those who download it from various torrent/warez sites As for the linux/mac fanboy comment, when installing older OS's (95/98 etc) you did have to reboot a couple of times, and then most applications you installed needed a reboot as well. With XP, although some apps do still need a reboot after install, the number of reboots became significantly less.???????????????? I lost count of the amount of reboots needed last time i reinstalled an XP system to yet another associate of mine who had managed to mess it up beyond the point of easy repair. Granted, most of the reboots were associated to installing all the add ons, such as office software, patches, and so forth. I'm kinda used to installing an OS by selecting a few options, going away and having a cuppa and/or a chat, and coming back and rebooting the machine once, that being after the system is installed, complete with office, IM's , decent browser(s), etc. |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 581629 | 2007-08-17 00:42:00 | I think the guy was referring to people who pay for their OS, rather than those who download it from various torrent/warez sites Not sure if you meant me, but for the record, my xp is fully legal, wasn't quite 'nuttin', but came with 2nd hand hardware . |
mmmork (6822) | ||
| 581630 | 2007-08-17 01:12:00 | But I'm wondering, Why Bother? 2nd hand XP liscense for a pittance. What do you call a pittance, I haven't seen an XP license for under $120 for Pro or $100 for home, I'd happily pay about $30 for an XP Pro licence now that vista is out, but well no one is selling as they are using them for upgrading |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 581631 | 2007-08-17 10:11:00 | Windows IS FREE of charm. ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 581632 | 2007-08-17 10:27:00 | Not sure if you meant me, but for the record, my xp is fully legal, wasn't quite 'nuttin', but came with 2nd hand hardware. Just from your original post it did sound a bit suss. Thanks for clarifying :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 581633 | 2007-08-17 14:32:00 | interesting read | motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 581634 | 2007-08-18 01:30:00 | What do you call a pittance, I haven't seen an XP license for under $120 for Pro or $100 for home, I'd happily pay about $30 for an XP Pro licence now that vista is out, but well no one is selling as they are using them for upgrading I've sold computers with XP Pro COAs for less than that on Trade Me. That's how you get it cheaply. If you had the time, you could easily buy a PC with XP for around $100 (a pretty bad PC, probably around 1GHz), then take the sticker, wipe the hard drive and sell it for $70. MS allows this, provided you remove XP from the original system. I personally don't do this, but it's not difficult. |
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