Recent content by strgzr

Thank You very much!!

I got a feeling that phrase will be worn out by the time this thread is through!

Spoken like a true shareholder!:)

Well, I will agree it is worth money. It is the amount that I have trouble with!:eek:

I can't think of a windows installation i've done that didn't require downloading and adding some codecs. Klite or CCC.

You forgot #5. Just borrow it forever! :rolleyes: And your insurance analogy is a bit off. Are you suggesting that MS charges us consumers "heaps" more so they don't feel the pinch from piracy? If I thought that were true I'd become a Buccaneer today! I believe that these high prices will have...

That sucks!

Did you try running in XP MODE?http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx

I couldn't think of a worse job. No Thanks!

I certainly won't try to speak for anyone else. Yes I have been taking advantage of this "Trial" period. And I will be looking in to alternatives I guess. Thanks for the tips! I totally agree with you!

well my short answer to the question "Is it Windows 7 worth the money" is NO, It's not!

Well your in luck. Unlike the software industry, the prices on those seems to be dropping.

None of the examples you cite even remotely resemble the scenario we have here. I'm pretty sure if dell had to pay $299 for utimate than the price of their boxes would jump up to $799.

socialism Building a box is no problem. It's what I have always done. And I like windows! I just don't think it's right for consumers to seemingly bear the brunt of the cost of the OS just so POS computer manufacturers can sell there stuff cheaply. It's WRONG!

seems like MS is experimenting on how many way they can rip people off. I don't know about your question. Although it seems like any english version would be pretty much the same. There should be one price for any product and if you like to have return customers than you had better provide...