Help~Is~Here said:
Why do you think they are shipping open source OS with Branded Computers rather than going with MS XP or Vista.
Don't u get it after so many times of explaining. If the customer ask for it, they give it. Simple. Microsoft isn't running Dell & HP
The same business tactic that you are talking about that MS uses is what no one likes and that's what is taking it down, not the products. And that is what is implied when I say "bad company with bad customer ethics"
So according to you it is wrong for MS to charge for all the money they spend in the research & development of DirectX 10, IPv6, Vista, Aero, DWM. I don't know, but one advice to u, never start your own software company
And that is something that not lot of companies do. They get carried away by so many things that the average home users needs are shunned. And that is what unfortunately people like you are also doing, not looking at the very basic picture.
Who faces Piracy the most in this world? Is it Apple or is it Microsoft or Adobe or Autodesk? If you have some idea to prevent piracy then plz come forward with it so that MS can recover the money they loose by piracy so that overall they can release the software for cheap.
You talk that Indians should have affordable computing. Right....despite of all the high cost Indians pirates Windows a lot. So the money of an Indian user is money, which he shouldn't pay for such High priced Windows, but the money MS loses on every pirated Windows isn't money? Wow.....plz don't ever start a business.
Why can't Win98 support DX10 when I've paid for it? The price at launch for Win98 was approx $100. Now, as far a standard home user is concerned, he's paid $100 for a product, so why can't it support DX10?
Because technology is changed. Windows 98 will need a complete rewrite of the whole OS to support DirectX 10. It was released in 1998. I don't know but do u still see Sony making lens for Playstation 1? or Maruti making parts for the old OMNI Model in large quantity?
Windows 98 cannot support Direct 10 cos that needs a new kernel, new driver model, new display model, new everything. Developing all this uses money which Microsoft cannot give for free. They are also a business where many software developers work & they need to pay them too.
U paid $100 for Windows 98 10 years ago, you have recovered the cost of Windows 98 with so much work that u have done on your computer. U can continue to work on it if u like, Windows 98 lacks the resources to support DX 10 so it has no DX 10.
R U on pot asking for DX 10 for Win98 when XP bought so much stability compared to Windows 98 which Vista has extended further.
why MS is not letting it's users upgrade at a fair discounted price because they have a previous version of windows and not force them into paying a propostorous price and abandon the previous OS completely.
You really don't know about the upgrade edition of Windows Vista & XP Do U :d. They are much cheaper then retail edition.
But the problem is that you can't sell old sofware! no one will buy old second hand sofware and then comes the issue of piracy if you sell that copy you had!
You can buy the new software at a lower price compared to retail software. Isn't this the same as selling your old OS?
why Companies like MS are not selling their OS at a discounted rate as an upgrade for people who already have another version!!!!
Lolz.....I don't know what to say now.
Ever heard about upgrade prices of any software company? Adobe gives Photoshop CS3 at discount prise if u already have Photoshop CS2. Do U even know the concept & the fact the upgrade edition of software already exist since years
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On top of that, they dont' allow you to sell your previous sofware because then it amounts to piracy, what the heck is all this? This is called forcing if you still can't figure it out!
Its not your software, u paid a license to use it. U didn't buy the right to screw the OS, & mod it the way u want to sale it again.
Do you see where you are being blindfolded @gx?
Nope...I m watching some HD Porn encoded in a HD DVD right now in Vista which I can't do in Linux. Sorry I can't see your point
So, the next time you start arguing and saying things
So the next time u start provoking threads asking out replies, make sure u have the time & understanding knowledge of accepting facts of what others say.
U hate the MS business model? Fine, don't use it. Now don't sing a song in a Crossroad or here in the forum. People will use what they like.
I'm talking about upgrade pricing which is non existent where MS is forcing you to cough up money for something you already own!
ROFL
u r an Admin, no seriously, u r? tell me which company. I will sue MS myself if u come out to be true
Just look here yourself
[FONT=verdana,geneva]This Taken From The Windows Vista Team Blog.
"Today we're announcing further detail on how Windows Anytime Upgrade works. Come 30 January, Windows Anytime Upgrade will allow customers to purchase and download a digital key to upgrade to a more feature-rich edition of Windows Vista. The user will then complete the upgrade process by inserting the Windows Vista DVD that came with their PC or with their retail purchase of Windows Vista. The program will be available in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]Manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) to upgrade from a more basic version of Windows Vista are: [/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,geneva]Home Basic --> Home Premium: $79[/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,geneva]Home Basic --> Ultimate: $199[/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,geneva]Home Premium --> Ultimate: $159[/FONT]
- [FONT=verdana,geneva]Business --> Ultimate: $139[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,geneva]We've designed Windows Anytime Upgrade as a measure of convenience for our customers and hope it proves to be a way for you to more easily advance to a more fully-featured edition of Windows Vista."[/FONT]
So, you were saying non-existent Upgrade edition
microsoft shud make dx10 come in xp, because going to vista is not worth it and they are losing their preciious money, besides its an advantage to all of us
DirectX 10 can be back ported to Windows XP but this will need rewrite of 50% of Windows XP. MS did that & released it as Windows Vista. you want to game with DX 10 upgrade to Vista with new features, else stick to XP.
I guess I should stop posting. The mods already hate me a lot...& I don't wanna get banned cos no one here is ready to listen to explanation & justification
