not really a hardware problem. but..

[Deadly_chicken]

Windows 7 from what i heard, unlike vista, is actually pretty damn stable, lotsa kids in my class have been running the beta, and even my teacher who HATES windows and is a complete linux guru liked it (but thats because the OS is becoming more like linux every time lol)

[kamikaze_bad_ass]

naw soopa let me explain

because he is microsoft certified microsoft itself sends him a list of cd keys for him to install on his systems at work for his customers and at home so he can help do beta testing and he sends them feedback an issues with it
but because he works for a small comp company he only uses bout half the list at work and shit the rest he will only give to close family ( me ) and very close freinds an only if they want it

it's not a ripped copy persay when that company ask you to test for them

kinda the old adge " you scratch my back i scratch your back "

i got a feeling sio's knows what i mean an a few other comp gurus in yer

[Deadly_chicken]

yea.... i cant wait till i get my microsoft cert. done... lol

[killer223]

i know how the Ms giving you keys goes.
When i worked for Vizualogic and built the VMOD (VMOD in-car computer and media management server || Incorporating your home life into your mobile life ||) Ms was throwing os's and key as us like crazy to get us to use Ms instead of Linux. i have a copy of vista basic, home and ultimate, all never used keys. we ended up going with Xp home and for 45$ a copy that kept out bottom line lower and still did what we needed it to.

AMD and Intel were doing the same, throwing CPU's at us. i worked with the good ol boys at Intell and they built us a ULV celleron with 1Mb cache. AMD's counter part never passed the heat stress test. both at 1Ghz.

but i no longer work there and would like to have a copy of win7 w/legal key.

[rjk83]

btw, this post is kinda old, but MS doesn't give away keys for getting certs... He probably has an EA agreement at the company he works for. Just wanted to clarify so that when all you bastards load up on MS certs, you aren't disappointed when you don't get your free OS


And actually, they don't even mail your Certificates for free anymore, you have to pay for them or print them out yourself...

Cheap bastards...

[Guitar Guy]

I paid 250 for Windows Vista Ultimate. Damn good peice of software. That also makes me an investor in American economy, something all of us should think about when ripping off software companies. When you are going to use something you should pay for it. Then maybe when you get a job you'll get paid, for your work, as well. (sorry about the rant, sorat pet pev)

When software companies stop chargin your limbs for an operating system that is full of bloatware, then I'll buy it. $250 could get me a high end graphics card. Why waste it on an operating system that could be $50?

[dvxAznSensationxvb]

the 250 isnt supposed to have the trailwares............ if it does then ill be annoyed lol, most of the price is due to the purity of the OS of it not having shit in it........... shiet a OS cd from the manufacturer for me is only 30 bucks so i rather take out everything instead than use 250

[rjk83]

I think that most of the cost is due to the cost to employ thousands of engineers, developers and testers that produce a quality Operating System like XP, Vista, 7.

Bill Gates said that the estimated cost to produce Windows Vista was $6 Billion. And after spending $6 Billion to develop Vista, he said "Best $6 billion I ever spent."... Vista really is a good OS, it gets a bad rap, if you can embrace the change, and look past the original release issues with compatibility and driver availability, then it's a great OS.

If you don't want to pay for an OS, then go illegal (and don't degrade the product or bitch) or go with a Linux disrto...

[Shotgun]

First my Rig:
Gateway M1340 Metallica Blue
Ati Radeon 1300x
4GB DDR2 RAM
2 Logical Turion 64x CPUs
PC150 Sennheiser Microphone
Logitech Optical Mouse

OSs:
Vista 64-bit Pro
Ubuntu
Linux Redhat Distribution
Virtual Machines for testing with XP/ 2000/ 2008RS/ 2003 (I program!)