Richard Urban wrote:
> "Jon Acord" <JOn@theacords.biz> wrote in message
> news:966BA522-0BD9-42A5-BE72-59F028C5CE39@microsoft.com...
>> Apparently no one will be able to buy VISTA Ultimate for christmas. I
>> just
>> built a new computer, so buying another PC just to get VISTA is not an
>> option. Why doesn't microsoft let people download and pay for RTM right
>> here, right now? It seems like they would make a ton of money, and
>> make lots
>> of people deleriously happy. I have $400.00 just burning a hole in my
>> pocket. DO NOT miss out on the holiday season! Its all about
>> pleasing the
>> consumer right when possible right? Please, make our dreams come true!
>> VISTA ultimate for Christmas! It would save money on having to box it
>> and
>> put it on DISC on so on, and so forth! My idea does have some merit!
>>
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>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general
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> This is one of the only things I have heard you state that has a bit of
> merit. A "bit", mind you.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't thing there is a server farm in existence that
> could handle the crush. Microsoft is experiencing problems now with the
> relatively few (by comparison) people who want to download from the MSDN
> website.
>
> Then there is the internet backbone itself. Could the internet stand up
> to the massive flow of traffic. How about the smaller ISP's whose
> equipment would go into meltdown from the massive flow of bits.
>
> Would YOU be happy when the first, second and maybe the third download
> is corrupted and you have to do it over, yet again. From what I gather
> from your previous rants I don't think that you are the type of person
> who would accept that which is not under anyone's control.
>
> And I know what you are going to say. Microsoft should only offer it
> this way to the CPP participants, right?
>
>
.......or bittorrent with an offical link from MS site.
software = free, product key = charge £xxx for.
im sure the majority of us only want vista for the OS, and not for the
pretty packaging that adds on £20-30UKP or so.
agree with the net meltdown! net would just die as we know it, although
to be fair, alot of people are in the situation where they can download
1 copy, and can then use that across 2-5 other pc's in their house (each
with their own purchased key). same goes for businesses. 1 download,
migrate that to their own personal servers and roll out locally from
their own servers, with a VLA key.
tim