[Abarbarian]

http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/pricing.asp

"Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49.99 (a $70 savings) and Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99.99 (a $100 savings) during this time."

Cheap as chips

[floppybootstomp]

What's that in ten bob notes mate?

[muckshifter]

In the US, you can get Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49.99...

The estimated retail pricing for the Upgrade versions of Windows 7 in the US are as follows: ...

Note while that these "E" versions do apply to the UK, the UK has different (and higher) pricing than the rest of the EU, presumably because the UK has not adopted the Euro.

What's that in ten bob notes mate?

It's a guesstimate ...

[Abarbarian]

Was just teasing with me opening quote there folks Knew someone would bite

[floppybootstomp]

Originally Posted by Abarbarian

Was just teasing with me opening quote there folks Knew someone would bite

Backpedal, crap and bullshit, frankly old son

There comes a point when those who attempt to force open source down the populace's throats can actually have the complete opposite effect.

Look, note, and question

[Abarbarian]

Originally Posted by floppybootstomp

Backpedal, crap and bullshit, frankly old son

There comes a point when those who attempt to force open source down the populace's throats can actually have the complete opposite effect.

Look, note, and question

What on earth has me posts to do with "forcing open source down the populaces throat" ?? I posted as it gives the possible pricing for 7. Posted in a way that would get a rise out of folk about M$'s global pricing. As usual we get stuffed here in the UK.. Nowt to do with open source or pedaling etc.

[floppybootstomp]

Originally Posted by Abarbarian

What on earth has me posts to do with "forcing open source down the populaces throat" ??

Do you really need to ask that?

If I were to quote every instance in the last 14 days where you've offered Linux as an alternative to Windows it would be a lengthy post.

The fact is most people who post here with Windows problems have trouble getting their head round Microsoft's offering let alone a Linux Distro.

In the majority of cases your suggestions will just confuse.

I'm not saying stop recommending Linux, but you are becoming a bit predictable and I for one just groan now whenever I see the suggestion.

And as you know I'm trying Linux myself. It's all easy until it comes to loading: applications, drivers and patches, then it can become a nightmare, that's the truth.

[Urmas]

Originally Posted by floppybootstomp

... until it comes to loading: applications, drivers and patches, then it can become a nightmare, that's the truth.

Scary... you sound just like Preston Gralla.

[muckshifter]

Originally Posted by Urmas

... until it comes to loading: applications, drivers and patches, then it can become a nightmare, that's the truth.

He speak truth ...

[Urmas]

Honestly? OK... I'll bite:

1) Applications - the only problems I can imagine come when installing - NEITHER from repositories, NOR using (.deb, .rpm etc.) distribution specific packages - source packages. Dunno... WHY? Why do that?

2) Drivers. OK. A [small] part of hardware sucks. A Broadcom wifi card can be a nightmare. On the other hand, the vast majority of hardware "just works".

3) Patches... what patches? As long as stuff is installed via package management, updates are no problem. On the other hand if a particularly nasty piece of hardware has required "command line stuff" like recompiling a kernel... then leave it. It works, don't update it every time you have a chance.

He speak truth, me speak truth. Einstein relative.