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Windows Update for 2011, what to keep away from
Bob2004:
--- Quote from: NaRu on May 23, 2011, 08:27:10 PM ---Microsoft doesn't charge that much for their OS. You can get an OEM version for $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
You don't have to upgrade to the latest OS everytime Windows releases them. Microsoft will support your older OS for many more years after the new release. If $99 is too much for you then upgrade to an newer OS every 6 years or so.
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I actually only upgraded to Windows 7 recently; I've been using Windows XP since 2003 or so. I had a hard drive failure a few months ago which forced me to reinstall Windows - and the temptation to take advantage of the opportunity to do an upgrade was too great to resist :)
I say I intend to make up for it by buying Windows 8 or something, and if (when it comes out) I'm able to get a good deal on it that I can afford, I will - but frankly, Microsoft seem to be managing just fine without my money, so tbh I'm not too fussed about pirating their software anyway.
Sosseres:
--- Quote from: Bob2004 on May 24, 2011, 12:07:56 PM ---I say I intend to make up for it by buying Windows 8 or something, and if (when it comes out) I'm able to get a good deal on it that I can afford, I will - but frankly, Microsoft seem to be managing just fine without my money, so tbh I'm not too fussed about pirating their software anyway.
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They aren't too fussed about you pirating either. If they blocked pirating too hard people would switch to free alternatives, making them lose market share, which could end up effecting them in the company market. Where they really care.
tyrionlannister:
That's where the real money is, in the company AND public/state market. In my country, Microsoft got a several year contract to supply Windows/Office to all public institutions with a value of ~$100 million, so you can imagine that compared to the loss for some pirated copies, this more than makes up for any potential loss of revenue.
bloody000:
Retail sales is pocket change for MS. For the consumer market OEM(i.e. comes with new computers) is where the money is.
xShadow:
Part of it is that the "scene" really isn't that big. Most people I talk to don't actually know the first thing about pirating, what the hell torrents are, etc. You see that torrent that has like... maybe 10k people on it? Then you realize that 10k in the big scheme of things isn't actually that many people. As a potential loss of revenue, many of them wouldn't have bought it anyways.
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