Then the PRICE comes for VISTA

**infoseeker** · September 6th, 2006, 05:25 AM

Another $$$$$ for the BE@$T

Microsoft Windows Vista is designed to dramatically improve the computing experience of every kind of PC user—from people at home who use their PCs for simple web browsing, to business people who must organize and act on large volumes of data, to scientists who routinely perform complex mathematical analysis. To make sure that everyone has an offering tailored to meet their specific needs, Microsoft will deliver five different editions of Windows Vista. Each edition is focused on the needs of a specific type of person.

The five different editions of Windows Vista are designed to fit the way you intend to use your PC:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx

Vista Bsness......

Suggested retail price for full package product, $299.00 USD. Suggested upgrade retail price, $199.00 USD.

Ultimate

Suggested retail price for full package product, $399.00 USD. Suggested upgrade retail price, $259.00 USD.

Home Basic

Suggested retail price for full package product, $199.00 USD. Suggested upgrade retail price, $99.95 USD.

Home Premium

Suggested retail price for full package product, $239.00 USD. Suggested upgrade retail price, $159.00 USD.

Where is your money????????

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**Auggie2k** · September 6th, 2006, 05:31 AM

My money is in my ISP, I'm downloading this sucker like everyone else should and will be doing.

**black_magiic** · September 6th, 2006, 05:54 AM

hope it doesnt take too long to crack whatever protection it has

**meyou123** · September 6th, 2006, 05:58 AM

My money is in my pocket and will STAY there! It sure will not be shelling out for this piece of garbage that has 12 different kinds of DRM! Why would I pay for an OS that wants to make my computer so locked down I can't do anything with it? I'll pass.

**rainbowdemon** · September 6th, 2006, 06:00 AM

Well, if you shop around a little, I'm sure you can get this at GREATLY reduced prices!!

**RACKnRAIL** · September 6th, 2006, 07:26 AM

I do not have a desire to even try out a beta version. Even if M$ sent me a free copy I would probably use it for a coaster. I am not switching from XP until I am forced to...or until something better comes along.

**CrashPeer44** · September 6th, 2006, 07:26 AM

My Money is locked away so i don't spend it

**VAMPYRE BLADE** · September 6th, 2006, 10:39 AM

I have a copy of RC1 on a spare pc, i am not impressed and wouldnt pay $400 for it, gates has enough money

**axlman** · September 6th, 2006, 01:17 PM

Hmm...The upgrade is cheaper? I wonder if you can buy the upgrade version and install it fresh on a new drive? Meaning, the 98 upgrade was actually the fullversion and you did not have to have a drive already loaded with a previous version, all you needed was something like a Disk 1 of Win 3.1, 95, etc. for the software to know that you owned a previous version of windows. I think I'll just wait 'till one of my works customers wants a copy and I'll get my free copy that way to play with.

**DwarfBaby** · September 6th, 2006, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by black_magiic

hope it doesnt take too long to crack whatever protection it has

Probably a week. Maybe two. Honestly XP's just fine. I'll probably wait until Vista sp1 has been fully cracked before I switch. Get some of the bugs out first.

**VAMPYRE BLADE** · September 6th, 2006, 05:50 PM

I didnt start using xp til when dungeon siege 2 came out because i wanted to play it, up til then i was happy with windows 2000, i still prefer it

**shawners** · September 6th, 2006, 05:53 PM

It may take me up to a year and half after it comes out to even think about switching. Wait for some of my fav apps to migrate over, get the bugs out, find out how to disable some of the default crap, maybe a lighter version of it that doesnt bundle stupid things on it.

**WonderNerd** · September 6th, 2006, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Auggie2k

My money is in my ISP, I'm downloading this sucker like everyone else should and will be doing.

Couldn't Agree More. Actually, I don't plan to download it - everyone (even PC fanatics like myself) can see

that Vista is just a waste of time and money.

**meyou123** · September 6th, 2006, 10:28 PM

I would have really liked it if they had of kept in the improvements they were going to make, such as the new Win FS file system and other improvements to the core....but those were cut out early and my intrest in it declined..... along with those improvements being axed because of a release schedule. Now it seems like a glorified win xp with 12 different kinds of DRM.

Mabye it will have some improvements, but with all the junk it is going to have in it, it just seems to be not worth the effort to find out.

And to think I used to be really excited when a new version of windows came out, but with the release of xp and now Vista...it seems that Microsoft is more determined than ever to try to tell people what they can and cannot do with their computers and how much control they actually have. I hope for that reason alone that people tell Microsoft what they can do with their DRM in the lawsuits that will come. And I really believe that lawsuits will start against Microsoft once people find out what they are 'locked out" of.

**VAMPYRE BLADE** · September 7th, 2006, 03:22 AM

Well i will stick to xp pro, unless there are some great games that only work on vista, then i will just dual boot to play and back to xp for everything else.