The REAL cost of Vista = $21.100

[Alias]

Vista OS = $350
But in the thread title you said it's $21.10. Which is it?

Mike

In most of the world, $21.000 is twenty one thousand dollars. Twenty one
dollars and ten cents would be $21,10. What you call one billion, most
people call a thousand million.

It's not my fault he can't count. He probably added it up on Linux.

Mike[/QUOTE]

You're the one who can't count. BSOD in your way?

 

[Alias]

and he had to do it two or three times. With that Open Source software, you
probably have to check your results against a calculator

The calculator that comes with Ubuntu works just fine. Spanky, like you,
just has a reading comprehension problem, something MS fanboys like you,
Spanky and Frank have in common.

 

[Alias]

its not usual for me to answer this kind of post but...

costs of vista: a baldfaced lie:
-------------------------

vista os = $140 (vista ultimate)

new computer needed to run it fast enough = no needed, a 5 years old and
will be used still for a while

cost of time lost trying to make your old hardware work = no needed, all
worked

new printer, scanner, webcam etc = no needed, all worked (epson inkjet,
hp laser, pretty old primax scanner)

cost of tech that you call to reinstall vista = no needed, only 1
install still

cost of books and training cds = no needed, comfortable enough (im
better than typical user though?)

your wife divorces you = no wife, cant test, but did not lost
anything-anyone as of now

medical bills for eyesight = no needed, my eyesight is still the same

other medical bills = no needed, im pretty fine

new screen because frustration = no needed, and whoever gets close to my
sony 23" with a hammer will not life enough to touch it

purchase of new upgraded sofware = no needed, i have in fact 1 game that
does not work, a 1995 directx 7 one, my other 16 works flawlessly (even
some from msdos), im not a big gamer though, the programs i use to work,
all of them are running fine

tech support to format and install xp = no needed, vista offers more
useful things to me than xp, at least until some of them are released
under live (e.g. photogallery)

time spent on the vista newsgroup = in fact i used to spent more time
reading in in the beta stages, since the posts were INTERESTING and
USEFUL, and not loaded with PROPAGANDA and MORONS like right now, as of
today i jump dozens of posts without even reading them, not mention
dozen of people blocked, as you will be right after this post, you know,
a newsgroup like this is intended to help, as you stated... thing that
obviously you are not even trying to do, thus you will be blocked, sorry!

-------------------------------------

total cost of vista = $140
total cost of YOUR vista = $21.100

it seems you are a incredibly very bad buyer after all

and one last thing, dont mind answering, as i wont be able to read the post

 

[vista terminal ator]

these bovine brained subhumans forget that most of the internet, and most of
the research with super computers are using linux or unix...

You wont find a super computer running vista.. LOL

to those, vista is like a bloated calculator... ;-)

 

[vista terminal ator]

and one last thing, dont mind answering, as i wont be able to read the

post

I guess you dont like comedy ? ha!

 

[Bill Yanaire]

and you have the IQ of a rock.

these bovine brained subhumans forget that most of the internet, and most
of the research with super computers are using linux or unix...

You wont find a super computer running vista.. LOL

to those, vista is like a bloated calculator... ;-)

 

[Bill Yanaire]

You wouldn't know comedy if it bent you over the table!

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

In the USA, we have something called the decimal point that looks
remarkably like a period and we use the comma to groups numbers by threes.
In other places of the world, they a comma like our decimal point (would
that be called a decimal comma?) and use a period to group numbers by
three.

In which countries do they do this? It goes against the whole decimal
system.

ss.

 

[vista terminal ator]

gee you are thick... lol

In which countries do they do this? It goes against the whole decimal
system.

ss.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

He may be thick, but you are a retard.

gee you are thick... lol

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In which countries do they do this?

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada
(French-speaking), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Estonia, Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland,
Guatemala, Honduras,Hungary, Indonesia, Iceland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg (uses both separators officially), Macedonia,
Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa
(officially, but dot point is commonly used in business and science),
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Vietnam

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator

It goes against the whole decimal system.

Why? There is nothing sacred or even correct about the US usage of
these symbols. Any other symbols would do just as well. If some
country decided to write 1*000*000&00, instead of 1,000,000.00 or
1.000.000,00, that would be fine. The symbols are arbitrary, and any
particular set is just as good as any other.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada
(French-speaking), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Estonia, Faroes, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland,
Guatemala, Honduras,Hungary, Indonesia, Iceland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg (uses both separators officially), Macedonia,
Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa
(officially, but dot point is commonly used in business and science),
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay,
Venezuela, Vietnam

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator




Why? There is nothing sacred or even correct about the US usage of
these symbols. Any other symbols would do just as well. If some
country decided to write 1*000*000&00, instead of 1,000,000.00 or
1.000.000,00, that would be fine. The symbols are arbitrary, and any
particular set is just as good as any other.

I'm surprised to see France in the list. It's not something that I have
noticed before, and I have travelled far more than the average person. I
live in the UK, btw.

ss.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

He may be thick, but you are a retard.

Who are you calling thick, mr. comedian?

ss.

 

[Bill Yanaire]

The douche bag who posted after you, "Vista terminal ator"

 

[vista terminal ator]

yeah this was something that started from England and was used in the US...

For example feet and Fahrenheit is not used in many other places except the
US.
In fact the US is one of the last countries that do not want to adapt to
what all the rest of the world is doing..

You guys in the UK drive on the wrong side of the road don't you?
You would expect to mess up the decimal system too!

see more info here and listen more and talk less

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

For example feet and Fahrenheit is not used in many other places except the
US.

That might be true of Fahrenheit, but people walk around in a lot of
other countries besides the US. ;-)

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

yeah this was something that started from England and was used in the
US...

For example feet and Fahrenheit is not used in many other places except
the US.
In fact the US is one of the last countries that do not want to adapt to
what all the rest of the world is doing..

You guys in the UK drive on the wrong side of the road don't you?
You would expect to mess up the decimal system too!

see more info here and listen more and talk less

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement

Yeah thanks so much, but I have an architecture and structural engineering
degree, so I know all about SI units and the metric system. Ands I
currently work with americans I know all about the imperial system too.

Its interesting to see how you think the little you know is so amazing and
you need to share it.

ss.

 

[vista terminal ator]

if you were more than a total dunce you would know about the points and
commas in the decimal numbers.

especially in architecture..

Tell me which structures you designed to make sure I wont go near them.. LOL

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

yeah this was something that started from England and was used in the
US...

For example feet and Fahrenheit is not used in many other places except
the US.
In fact the US is one of the last countries that do not want to adapt to
what all the rest of the world is doing..

You guys in the UK drive on the wrong side of the road don't you?

They drive on the RIGHT side of the road for the UK - Moron.

You would expect to mess up the decimal system too!

You probably have no idea what the decimal system is used for.

see more info here and listen more and talk less

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement

Measure your pecker. If you do, go get an electron microscope so you can
see the darn thing!

Just FYI.

 

[Spanky deMonkey]

Ubuntu in YOUR WAY ?

You're the one who can't count. BSOD in your way?