Windows Vista

[MetDream]

I heard some guy call in on the radio today saying he downloaded a bootleg version of Vista already. So I checked some of the torrent sites and low and behold it is out there already, for about a month. Amazing. I am going to wait for the official version to be released later this month (I would never endorse pirating application, programs, software etc), but just has to see if it really was out there already. Sheesh.

I guess it is great that windows keeps upgrading their products but geeze vista is expensive. http://www.microsoft.com/Windowsvista/ I wonder how much better than XP it really is. I know that XP was a lot better than 98....

I also wonder how easily older PCs with XP will be to upgrade.

[sjmike]

lol, where have you been. There was a bootleg version of vista available within hours that it was released to manufacturing back in late november. Same goes for Office 2007. Leave it to crackers, they've already figured out how to get around the windows activation.

[MetDream]

....not looking for windows vista I guess.

[Fadingtoblack]

I'll get it eventually, a servce pack or two down the track, I don't want to beta test for Microsoft!

And the hugely inflated software costs could be a MAJOR factor if 'hypothetically', I ever pirated software

[damage jackal]

I don't hear possitive feedbacks about Vista - most programs you use won't run, at least what I've heard. Seems Vista comes from future to early

[superman321]

I've also read that in order to make a deadline Microsoft cut some of the more interesting and innovative features that Vista was going to have. Pitty. For now, I think I will just stick with XP and of course the new MAC we are getting.

[sacha]

It's funny it looks very similar to Mac ...

Moreover, Explorer 7 looks like ... Firefox ! Is Microsoft declining ?

[damage jackal]

I also heard it isn't good at drivers side

[Speed Damage]

I would love to try out Vista but I'm not sure how well its been cracked, it took a little while before they got XP right. Office 2007 works great though

However, I get a replacement for my school laptop next year, so at the end of this summer before I have to turn it, I'm going to use it as a test machine and put anything and everyone on it (first thing is Vista). Might put a few viruses on it for fun, for when I give it back, haha. Or just write a few wipes of 0's to the whole thing.

[MetDream]

I would love to try out Vista but I'm not sure how well its been cracked, it took a little while before they got XP right. Office 2007 works great though

However, I get a replacement for my school laptop next year, so at the end of this summer before I have to turn it, I'm going to use it as a test machine and put anything and everyone on it (first thing is Vista). Might put a few viruses on it for fun, for when I give it back, haha. Or just write a few wipes of 0's to the whole thing.

will you develop these viruses yourself?