Some querries before buying Vista

[SunnyChahal]

^^
10k!!!!.its too much for OEM.
BTW when is SP1 coming out?
i will buy vista at that time coz ATM 10K for an OS,................doesnt make sense.

 

[alsiladka]

For all of you who feel Ultimate is or was a waste of money as the the "extra" stuff was not delivered, there is still hope...

Here is a thread on Neowin started in december which talks about the plans and upcoming extra's.
*www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=607922&st=0

I was talking with a friend of mine in I.T. at the company I work for, and he has a friend who works at Microsoft and is on the Windows Development Team or whatever title you'll give them.

Anywhom, I brought up Vista Ultimate and its "extras", and he told me that because of the ''unexpected" flood of Vista issues microsoft had to divert it's resources elsewhere and have SP1 cover more than internally-planned. Also, believe it or not, supposivly the Driver and Application Compatibility issues (Which technically was not Microsofts' fault and thus didn't need to do anything) made Microsoft very unhappy since it gave many software/hardware developers more than enough time to prepare, and basically forced Microsoft basically play hound-dog to all those companies.

He mentioned that come Late Q2 to Early Q3 of 2008, Microsoft will have a "wave" of Extras coming covering functionality, aesthetics, and even performance (seems a bit unfair if performanc extras will only be for Ultimate users though).

Take it the way you want it, which is probably with a grain of salt, but hey salt can be tasty.

Quoted from the thread.
Other users also confirm this news and mention extra's like a Checkers game. There is also a talk about a "Games Mode" where most of the featured of the OS are turned off to make the OS act like a console for better gaming performance.

 

[desiibond]

50 Rs/- ( after bargaining )

ROFLMAO

 

[gxsaurav]

ultimate has got a hell lotta features!

Not many & the ones u get are not worth buying ultimate for as u will never use it

 

[axxo]

^^
10k!!!!.its too much for OEM.
BTW when is SP1 coming out?
i will buy vista at that time coz ATM 10K for an OS,................doesnt make sense.

I suppose there is an enterprise version..which can be activated using KMS Server that will let you use Vista with updates even after sp1 with no probs.

 

[The_Devil_Himself]

wtf man? can't M$ make it easier by releasing a single version.its fugging annoying.

@kid:get the home premium one or stick to what you have right now.10k for ultimate is insane and after reading alsiladka's comment buying anything lesser than ultimate will be stupidity.:\

 

[praka123]

bribing M$ fellas in da forum may help 8)

 

[CadCrazy]

There is lot of piracy discussion going on here. One more word about piracy and one day of misery. Careful

 

[Faun]

There is lot of piracy discussion going on here. One more word about piracy and one day of misery. Careful

Comrade, one week of misery

 

[dOm1naTOr]

Install every release of Vista autopatcher getting released. And when Sp1 will release, ull get it somehow.

Orelse ur only choice is to get OEM for 10k. The full one is for 20k+

And Home Premium has every features that we normally use. Ultimate is just for NAME.

 

[SunnyChahal]

^^
what will home premium cost??
@devil-kid but who!!!

 

[CadCrazy]

Comrade, one week of misery

Har time tan arana jaruri hai kya. You no i don't like fun and you are laughing. I am a serious guy

 

[infra_red_dude]

Get home premium and you'll find alternatives to most of the "extras" in ulitmate. paying 10k for ultimate oem is imho sheer stupidity.

Also i'd never bank on the fact that you may NOT hafta change your mobo on your desktop. If oem restricts you on that I'd never buy oem. I've had 4 dead desktop mobos in the last 3 years. I'd only go wid oem versions to be installed on my laptop. That makes sense as replacing mobo on the laptop is kinda unheard of.

 

[iMav]

wtf man? can't M$ make it easier by releasing a single version.its fugging annoying.

the versions MS has are tailored for the category and are very simple to understand and choose unless ur left and right side of the brain are interchanged and its way better than the 10,000 raised to 10,000 versions of u know who

 

[CadCrazy]

Yes Microsoft has something for everyone. For me they have
Windows Vista "Idiots Edition"

Ps: Don't ask for any links. It is exclusively designed and developed for me.

 

[goobimama]

and its way better than the 10,000 raised to 10,000 versions of u know who

Way to go man! That is one of the biggest flaws of youknowhat. However, you can't beat the one version of OS X for 32bit or 64 or whatever else you want to throw at it... That's just too good

[sorry, I couldn't resist posting a pretentious fanboyistic comment ]

 

[src2206]

If the Kid wants to play all the Games, than he can easily stick with the ol' XP and the initial reports on the SP3 RC1 is quite encouraging. Only HALO 3 will not run on XP (if I remember correctly).
IMHO, VISTA is a complete waste of money.

 

[alsiladka]

If the Kid wants to play all the Games, than he can easily stick with the ol' XP and the initial reports on the SP3 RC1 is quite encouraging. Only HALO 3 will not run on XP (if I remember correctly).
IMHO, VISTA is a complete waste of money.

Ya, well said.
And loose the fun and awe of playing the latest DX10 games on his compatible GPHX card!!
If you are talking of games and buying something new, then it will only make sense if you buy something for the future and something which is future compatible!

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@alsiladka
he is currently using vista ultiate with all updates. He's only concerned bout what wud happen when Sp1 releases.

 

[jal_desai]

vista ultimate is around Rs. 10,500/- but i suggest u to buy Home Premium..