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28-07-2008, 03:33
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I honestly don't care which operating system is better than another, because I'm not in this computer thing for that. I'm in it for the fun of fiddling with some rather remarkable toys. I'm using Windows Vista right now, but in all honesty I consider myself a Linux fanboy; there's just so many different flavours out there, and so much you can do with it, and really there isn't any selling point for me to own a Windows PC when there are plenty of feasible alternatives that offer the same functionality on GNU/Linux.
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28-07-2008, 08:36
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I got a copy of Ultimate with 75% off.
Go one Josh, you gotta spill the beans - which lorry did it fall off the back of?  |
28-07-2008, 09:01
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I got a copy of Ultimate with 75% off.
Go one Josh, you gotta spill the beans - which lorry did it fall off the back of? |
I was in the right place at the right time
A Microsoft event in central London to be exact, they had a copy of Vista Ultimate and Office Ultimate lying around, and they let me make off with both
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28-07-2008, 09:02
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Originally Posted by flesso
I was in the right place at the right time
A Microsoft event in central London to be exact, they had a copy of Vista Ultimate and Office Ultimate lying around, and they let me make off with both |
Some people have all the luck!  |
30-07-2008, 12:22
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Some people have all the luck! |
No, its "Microsoft advertising" (according to the EU its anti-competitive behaviour, but supposedly they are giving free Microsoft products since open source communities complained ) - another good tactic by Microsoft!! |
30-07-2008, 13:28
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No, its "Microsoft advertising" (according to the EU its anti-competitive behaviour, but supposedly they are giving free Microsoft products since open source communities complained ) - another good tactic by Microsoft!! |
So really just to suck you in to actually purchase more Microsoft products..... - but even still I wouldn't mind them using this tactic on me!!! Wheres my free Vista Ultimate Bill? |
30-07-2008, 13:42
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So really just to suck you in to actually purchase more Microsoft products..... - but even still I wouldn't mind them using this tactic on me!!! Wheres my free Vista Ultimate Bill?
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Bill doesn't use the Internet much... it isn't his invention |
30-07-2008, 13:45
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Bill doesn't use the Internet much... it isn't his invention |
What does he use then? |
30-07-2008, 14:18
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What does he use then?
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Internet of course - but with his own exclusive Dialup provider - he doesn't want to spend too much money on Internet access of course! |
30-07-2008, 14:23
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Internet of course - but with his own exclusive Dialup provider - he doesn't want to spend too much money on Internet access of course! |
Only dialup? Surly not!!! I mean he'd be dead before his own Microsoft web site hosting loaded  |
30-07-2008, 14:26
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Only dialup? Surly not!!! I mean he'd be dead before his own Microsoft web site hosting loaded |
lol. Microsoft's website hosting uses special features such as Silverlight - oh wait - that's another Microsoft product!! |
30-07-2008, 14:29
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lol. Microsoft's website hosting uses special features such as Silverlight - oh wait - that's another Microsoft product!! |
Yep, but that'd die on dial up. Why hasn't he considered broadband? |
30-07-2008, 14:31
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Yep, but that'd die on dial up. Why hasn't he considered broadband?
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It's only a 1MB file |
30-07-2008, 14:32
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It's only a 1MB file |
Yep, but thats only to install it! - what about the actual content that uses it? |
30-07-2008, 14:34
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Yep, but thats only to install it! - what about the actual content that uses it? |
Probably more knowing most material from Microsoft . It's like being materialistic - in file size!! | |
