Vista SP1

[peaz]

I think it's kinda a blurry area on that. IMHO, they should not secretly send information back without the owners knowledge.

[PsYkHoTiK]

Mmm. Retail Ultimate...

[Chai]

I wish I could afford Ultimate retail. Is Home Premium more than enough for my usage?

[ZuePhok]

Originally Posted by Chai

I wish I could afford Ultimate retail. Is Home Premium more than enough for my usage?

business is a better choice i think.

[elton]

Originally Posted by peaz

I think it's kinda a blurry area on that. IMHO, they should not secretly send information back without the owners knowledge.

If i m not mistaken if u buying the OEM ver.. window will send the 25 letter of passkey you use and your HDD ID back to microsoft... so it will only stick to your HDD if crash then u might need to call up microsoft for "reset"

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Chai

Why not? They are not sending private information.

Hmm.. How do we know that?

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by ZuePhok

business is a better choice i think.

Yeah, Business Edition would be better. It comes with Remote Desktop.

[peaz]

Going to try and get retail ultimate from microsoft staffers.... see if any of my contacts can get them. LOL!

[peaz]

Hmm this is interesting..

"Microsoft revealed some changes to their Windows Genuine Advantage protection scheme for Windows Vista which determines if the copy of Windows Vista is legit. A non validated Windows Vista operating system would reduce its functionality after 30 days and make only security updates available for that system.

Service Pack 1 will change that behavior. On the good side the functionality will remain and will no longer be reduced, on the bad site this will be compensated by nag screens known from shareware programs that nag the user to buy the application after x days. Windows will use those nag screens and have a 15 second timer before the user will be able to click on Activate Later to continue his work.

Users will still only be able to download system security patches for the system, all other downloads will fail like before. Users who have been using the Bios or Clock Timer hack to activate Windows Vista illegally will face troubles as well. The Service Pack 1 will be able to detect those hacks but there will not be dire consequences either.

Those users will only face the same nag screens like all other users who did not activate their system in time. I think it is fairly interesting that users of non-activated Vista operating systems will get better deals to purchase a copy of Vista than users who bought the operating system from retailers.

Windows Vista Ultimate retails for $329 at Amazon currently while the offer for non activated versions can be purchased for $199. So, users who like bargains probably will download Vista, use it for 30 days and purchase it for a lower price afterwards."

Install SP1 then activate it? LOL. instant discount for Vista Ultimate?

I notice the price for activating XP Pro via WGA is also fairly cheap.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by peaz

Hmm this is interesting..



Install SP1 then activate it? LOL. instant discount for Vista Ultimate?

I notice the price for activating XP Pro via WGA is also fairly cheap.

well, would that be a OEM version locked to that certain pc or would it be a full retail license allowing you to move it from a pc to another?

if it were just the OEM version, then buying the OEM version in the first place would be more worth it:-
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
usd 179.99

edit: and here's my favourite application on vista, switcher!
Switcher for Windows Vista
acts like expose on os x and a lot more customisable, highly highly recommended. in fact it was that program that can be said to have made me leave xp for good