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ML wrote:
> Come on guys! Everybody just buy OEM versions as
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> 1) enthusiasts qualify as system builders
> 2) Every John Doe on the street can legally buy and use an OEM version of
> XP (hope that doesn't change for Vista) with every piece of "qualified"
> hardware (ie, motherboard, hard disks, CPU).
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> And guess what, OEM version can be less than half the cost of retails.

Have you any proof that Vista will have a generic OEM version?

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> This route is more expensive than the current XP RFPP licensing but hey, you
> didn't have to shell out as much initially either........
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> "Robert Robinson" <robbiex@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:%23vi0MVw9GHA.4708@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> We make a point of trying to keep up with new technology and have
>> installed and tested all of the MSDN available beta releases of Vista
>> including #5744. Vista currently runs reliably, but I have yet to see that
>> it has any advantages over XP/Windows 2003 Server.
>> There are many obvious disadvantages:
>> 1. It is a large and inefficient operating system that requires high
>> performance computer hardware.
>> 2. The "security features" are a major blunder. Their only purpose appears
>> to be the creation of a maximum amount of user annoyance.
>> 3. Microsoft has made still another change in driver software
>> specifications. It may be a long time, if ever, that compatible drivers
>> are available for many devices. This is especially true for some of the
>> more exotic, professional level devices; for example, high quality sound
>> converters.
>> 4. Vista contains a significant amount of what qualifies as spyware. I
>> strongly object to any software that "calls home". Regardless of the
>> claims of Microsoft and other software vendors that their eavesdropping is
>> harmless, this process always has the potential for considerable abuse.
>> 5. Automated updating, especially if it is forced on a consumer, is not
>> wise because of the well known problem that "software fixes" frequently
>> cause unintended problems.
>> 6. Microsoft appears to have gone overboard in meeting the desires of the
>> MPAA and RIAA as opposed to supporting flexible, state of the art, user
>> friendly technology.
>> 7. The End User License Agreement places burdensome and unnecessary
>> restrictions on the consumer.
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