verolom
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Eagleville, PA | Vista clogging the net
Of course it will happen. It already is happening... All these people (including me) downloading beta version now will revert to downloading pirate copies when it comes out  |
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AB
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Leesburg, VA
| said by verolom  :Of course it will happen. It already is happening... All these people (including me) downloading beta version now will revert to downloading pirate copies when it comes out And why would you (and all these people) do that?
Because you're a jerk, or just a thief? Or both? |
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Fatal Vector
join:2005-11-26
| "And why would you (and all these people) do that?
Because you're a jerk, or just a thief? Or both?"
Then again, to place the shoe on the other foot one could ask you:
Why would you pay for it and enrich Bill Gates? Considering that XP is fine for most users now and the only real reason Microsoft has for releasing a new OS of any kind is because their revenue stream is getting stale because XP has been well adopted by now.
Never mind that Vista is sure to be riddled with flaws and holes, just as every other microsoft OS has been, that you will be patching ad nauseum.
Microsoft should be buisy fortifying XP and improving on it by adding features, etc, instead of following their standard marketing ploy every few years. But then, they've found that the lemmings will run to fall off the cliff, even if their new offering sucks and is full of DRM. |
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AB
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Leesburg, VA
| said by Fatal Vector :"And why would you (and all these people) do that? Because you're a jerk, or just a thief? Or both?" Then again, to place the shoe on the other foot one could ask you: Why would you pay for it and enrich Bill Gates? Because I'm not a thief.
This is the way Capitalism, Consumerism, and the Retail Market system works. A product is offered for sale, I may purchase it or not, at my discretion. The fact that I might consider it to be over-priced is not justification for stealing it. That's justification for not purchasing it (and I have no intention of purchasing or using it, btw).
But then, I am proud to say I have a moral value system.
Something many others apparently do not have. |
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dvd536
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said by AB :said by verolom :Of course it will happen. It already is happening... All these people (including me) downloading beta version now will revert to downloading pirate copies when it comes out And why would you (and all these people) do that? Because you're a jerk, or just a thief? Or both? NOPE!
pirate versions are likely to be modified[DRM removed]
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1 edit | said by dvd536 :said by AB :said by verolom :Of course it will happen. It already is happening... All these people (including me) downloading beta version now will revert to downloading pirate copies when it comes out And why would you (and all these people) do that? Because you're a jerk, or just a thief? Or both? NOPE! pirate versions are likely to be modified[DRM removed] yay but that DRM is for in@el (DRM enabled ones that means core 2 duo) cpus
that makes AMD a another reason to buy AMD
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AB
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said by dvd536 :NOPE! pirate versions are likely to be modified[DRM removed] And maybe a thing or two added, as well, depending on where you get it from. 
I have no use for DRM. There is a difference, however, between buying something, then suiting it to your needs, and stealing something, or purchasing at discount something you know is and was obtained illegally. But I guess we must all do what we feel is right, given a particular situation.
said by Anonymous :but that DRM is for in@el (DRM enabled ones that means core 2 duo) cpus that makes AMD a another reason to buy AMD I believe AMD has had DRM for a long time. I'm no expert, but I heard that it was a sort of
'little known secret'.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. |
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cwy1980
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Well for one, software is considered intellectual property and purchasing a license for it is the LEGAL option to follow...yeah Gates might be rediculously rich but that doesn't mean we should start robin-hooding in wholesale from Microsoft.
As far as being full of bugs and exploitable...well Microsoft doesn't exactly have a good track record on new OS releases being free of problems. Then again no software is ever really bug free at release...I will stick with XP until Vista is proven to be stable...probably after Vista SP2 LOL.
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