Comments on: Running XP Illegally And Want Windows 7 Cheap?

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:32:06 +0000

“If you can’t afford software, use Linux.”
Why do people think Linux users are cheap is beyond me.
Ubuntu 10.04 is free, this is what is on the laptop I’m using. Keep in mind it came with vista pre-installed, and I had a free upgrade to windows 7 I don’t use any of them (I don’t want them). I would love for microsoft to reimburse me for the OS I’m forced to buy, and since I cant get a laptop without windows on it (oh sure you could go to some weird site like “Dell”, pay more then you would with windows on it, so il stick to what I just said). I have 2, windows 7 CDs, 2 vista, 3 Xp CDs and one ME someplace, that I never used. Id be more then glad if microsoft donated the money I was forced to pay to them, to Linux.
dumb ass

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By: Jim Joe jack Brown

Jim Joe jack Brown — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:34:23 +0000

Yea- you do that. I’ll switch to Ubuntu… ohh wait I did. It was a year ago or so and I didn’t look back. Now I only help OTHERs switch… but I don’t force them to see the way I show em the way by giving em both operating systems (ms windows 7 & ubuntu usually). MS Windows started sucking a long time ago and I can’t believe I put up with it for as long as I did. I liked Linux at first then for allot of different reasons then I hated it cause it drove me nuts cause of a few little things and now I’ve gotten over those few little hickups and compared to switching from 98 to xp or xp to vista it was all pretty easy comparatively speaking looking back. Just don’t mess around with stuff that doesn’t work- buy NEW hardware if your hardware/peripheral doesn’t work just like you would in MS Windows and switch apps to something that does work on Linux. If you try and keep using what you know or hack solutions then your going to reduce the quality of your experience on Linux and you’ll probably be doomed to failure. Otherwise you’ll love Linux. And if you have some niche need that doesn’t work with Linux just go away… although allot of niches actually are filled nicely in Linux if you get someone with experience / spend the cash on someone who knows what they are doing to get it to work and with the right applications and versions even when those were ms windows apps (music for instance, and some others but you have to know what your doing).

By: Pablo

Pablo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:40:28 +0000

Its incredible the excuses people use to make illegal use of a companies product ok in their mind.

Microsoft have (finally) come up with an excellent product that adds extra value over free stuff. Go build your own OS from scratch and see how much that costs you.

If you don’t want to pay for it you have NO right to it.

There are plenty of free options. Don’t like these? Suffer in your jocks.

What microsoft profits or anyone else profits has nothing to do with what you deserve. And you don’t deserve their operating system for free.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:49:08 +0000

Did you ever stop to think that maybe Microsoft did this so that home users didn’t have to pay for features they never needed? Why build a product with such a wide range of features that home users would never touch and inflate the price? Let the businesses pay for the extra functionality…. Oops that what they did. Whats wrong about that?

Making a one price fits all leaves home users sharing the costs for extra features with businesses that Microsoft worked on to add to it.

On a side note, I love how many people earlier in these posts flame Microsoft . There are literally hundreds of very useful and free operating systems out there. People love to make excuses in order to validate that pirating is OK. Dont like Microsoft? Then dont buy. Simple as that.

By: beam

beam — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:07:39 +0000

Sorry hit enter at the wrong time.

The product key UNLOCKS the additional features that are already included

So paying an additional 260 dollars for a key to unlock additional features INCLUDED with other operating systems (multi language support in OSX is included on their $29 price point for snow leopard upgrades and so is their version of bitlocker which is called File Vault) is absolutely stupid and Microsoft deserves to lose this additional funds just for being GREEDY.

So to recap
Features that are there cost you more to use due to a license key
These same features are FREE from other software makers
Pricing for Windows 7 is way way too high in comparison to other software makers
Microsoft gets away with this because they are greedy thieves themselves (pirates of silicone valley was pretty close to reality)

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:14:05 +0000

Why am I on this thread? Well I am not the law either, I don’t have resources to go chase a criminal and lock them up legally do I?

I think overcharging for CD, DVD and Blu-Ray is stealing! You could say well don’t buy it… so if someone then downloads it, then what?

I do not see the music sector or microsoft shutting down… infact the profit is so high, it’s unreal, it’s unfair, look at the starving people with no food.

Well I am no longer replying here, not because I feel defeated etc… but because I am sad, people can not see it, if you can great! if not, then you are living a lie.

Have a nice day!

By: Kidd

Kidd — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:52:10 +0000

You’re joking, right? In case you are not, a professor’s opinion about piracy and copyright laws is not, in fact the law. Because some (un-named, non-credible) resource says that a companies’ intent to sell a product should be stolen and distributed free of charge because it’s like advertising is ridiculous. These companies already pay for advertising, and they pay alot for it. They don’t need to have people steal their product and give it away so that consumers know it’s out there. Sometimes I disagree with the laws regarding speed limits, so I go faster, and if caught, have to pay the fine. I don’t pretend that it’s not ILLEGAL. If you are not going to pay for something, you SHOULDN’T HAVE IT. Unless it’s free. Musicians who choose to give away their work is a great thing, but if others choose to sell it, then taking it without paying for it is THEFT. If you are more concerned with the ‘more serious things like serial killers and war mongers’ right now, then why are you on this thread?

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:26:37 +0000

Same old tired arguments. If you want FREE then definitely use Linux, most productivity applications are available, not everyone wants to play the latest games. Another alternative would be to put the hours in and write your own software, there are “free” compilers etc out there. Then, after you have spent many many hours writing the next great application see if you are still happy to give it away for nothing. My biggest gripe against Microsoft is not the cost of their products but their unrelenting effort to stifle innovation with “software patents”.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:24:22 +0000

People who claim to SHARE the same product using the same time is not stealing you fools!

If the person were to sell the product then that would be wrong to make any form of profit from something they never made or worked with. If you actually did your research online you will find many professors who infact state that file sharing is a form of advertisment and does not harm the industry. You will also find that it has helped industries like music.

If people wont pay for a legal copy because of the price, fair enough! Don’t bash them because them because you paid for it or would pay for it. I think we have more serious things to be worried about like serial killers and war mongers. Also if a company thrives on so much profit, they shouldn’t complain either as it is a win-win situation.

I was fortunate enough to purchase a legal copy due to the discount, but my brother can’t afford it! He is not going to get it illegal though, he is sticking with XP for now. Last thing though, if you are not going to pay for something anyway, where is the harm in having it? sure you could argue this all day, but the company is not going to profit from that person.

Now go out and do some real life saving stuff, go give a tree a hug at least!