Ballmer Says Windows 8 Will be Pretty Important

[danwat1234]

[citation][nom]vincentyu[/nom]Windows8 = (Windows7 + tablet_interface) recompiled to ARM processors[/citation]
So then there's no difference for x86 machines?

 

[td854]

[citation][nom]aaron88_7[/nom]Only morons pay $300 for a retail copy of windows, but then since you don't know how to activate an OEM copy on a different motherboard and also got tricked into paying for a bootleg version....well....yea, I guess you would buy the $300 retail version lol[/citation]

If you consider paying normal cost shortly after Win7 came out, from amazon.com "being tricked" then yeah, ok, dick. As for "activating an OEM copy on another motherboard" I know of two ways, the way I mentioned (calling up and 'explaining your situation') or using third party software to illegally activate it, so I don't know where you get off saying I "don't know how." Next time think before you type.

 

[eadthem]

Or just get Genuine LINUX, and the problem is solved. In fact almost all the problems are solved. Open SuSe FTW.

 

[Vladislaus]

[citation][nom]techguy911[/nom]Windows 8 is really not new its windows 7 phone os redone for desktop pc's with added functions and call it windows 8.I hope they add more security this time most users i have seen get constant fake av infections even with kaspersky IS 2011 installed or any av for that matter.[/citation]
Since Fake AV are installed using the lack of common sense from the person behind the keyboard that ignores the UAC warning, I fail to see how Microsoft will ever prevent this from happening.

 

[flowingbass]

you can say all you want but pirated software has always been here for good. face the facts. even though i admit that software is most of the times overpriced because of piracy and it did hurt my wallet when i bought win 7 its like almost the same price as my video card. shit.

 

[dreamcoyote]

or get Microsoft Technet for ~$270 (watch for discount codes) and you can get the bulk of their software and multiple instances of each (some are limited to 1 or 2, some 5, etc). Licenses last forever but if you want to keep creating new keys you need to pay every year.
Since I put a bunch of different things on VMware Workstation and the one Technet covers OS/Office/etc for 2 laptops and a PC it makes sense for me.
overall it's a pretty good deal. just 2 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate and 2 copies of Office 10 make it an easy budget decision, plus VM's of Server 2008R2, WHS, etc.