Windows Vista: Vista...How much?
The limitations of a transfer...
by John.Wilkinson
- 7/3/06 3:18 PM
In reply to: Suggestive by AliciaSimpson
A retail version of Windows XP can be transferred, legally and technically, from one computer to another, and even from one owner to another, though it will usually take a (toll-free) call to Microsoft before it will activate.
OEM versions of Windows, however, have a different EULA, which states that you cannot transfer the license from one computer to the other...once it's installed it cannot be moved. (This, combined with the lack of support from Microsoft, is why OEM copies are cheaper.) In addition, any major hardware (eg. processor or motherboard) changes will invalidate the license because it will then be considered a new computer, except under certain circumstances. (eg. The motherboard failed and you're replacing it with a duplicate.)
John
Way too much
by AliciaSimpson - 7/3/06 11:59 AM In reply to: Vista...How much? by engelascheMicrosoft continues to try and make Windows easier for the newcomer. It is nice for people who have never used a computer and those who use a computer only infrequently.
Those of us who have used a computer more then 3 months find the 'helpful' little things a hinderance.
I seriously doubt that Microsoft has spent nearly enough time on making Vista secure.
Since, with Crossover Office, I can get most of the Windows applications I use to run well under Linux, my next upgrade will be to Xandros or S.U.S.E. Linux.
Safe secure and worth way more than the cost.
Easy is the key
by Integrity - 7/4/06 10:53 AM In reply to: Way too much by AliciaSimpsonMOST USERS want an EASY OS regaurdless of whether they are a newcommer or not. That way they can concentrate on the purpose for which they purchased their puter, be it OFFICE, science, business, multimedia, games .....whatever.
MS has the LIONS share of the market in business, industry, multimedia, ganes.....etc. Most new programs are therefore written to first function in the MS environment. Most home USERS are not going to desire to learn a new OS for their home puter if they utilize MS at work.
I believe VISTA SECURITY shall be at least as good as XP upon release, if not better. It incorporates the IE 7 BETA which many people shall incorporate in XP because of its additional features like tabbed browsing.
Initial PRICE shall be OVERPRICED as usual to pay for the R & D.
Lets hope BETA contributors will get a reasonable price break.
The important factor is to properly maintain our XP system while evaluating VISTA.
Currently running OEM and shall continue to do so. I shall only purchase VISTA if I feel its NEW FEATURED ADVANTAGES are worth the price. On a rating of 1 to 10 ( best ), glitter gets a 0 on my scoresheet.
Chet
Easy is as easy does
by gutt96 - 7/28/06 8:56 AM In reply to: Easy is the key by IntegrityChet, of course there is a learning curve to Linux. But, do you think you won't have a learning curve (and a pretty stout one) with Vista? And, since I have had to learn 4 different OS's since I started back in '86, I can tell you that learning one is not a heck of a lot different than learning the other. For the record, if I have to learn a new OS, I'll take Mepis Linux which doesn't dip into my pocket to download.
Depends
by Integrity - 8/5/06 9:34 PM In reply to: Easy is as easy does by gutt96The learning curve complexity is a function of the OS that you shall migrate from. XP to Vista is VERY simple if you select all CLASSIC representations. XP to Linux is MUCH more complex.
Chet
hopefuly like xp
by almostheaven83 - 7/9/06 9:20 AM In reply to: Vista...How much? by engelaschei hope this new OS will be like XP because XP offers an upgrade version that is half the price of the full install
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