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RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes
I'll stick with XP until they stop supporting it, or
until I need a new pc, in which case I'll probably get
Home basic or Premium.
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Thats the only way I'll move off of Vista Ultimate  JT82 | 08/17/09
Seconded  dogbreath1 | 08/17/09
Surely a $999,980 discount from $1,000,000 would be a marketing scoop?  fr0thy2 | 08/17/09
Wait wait, let me get this straight  gnesterenko | 08/17/09
Sorry, bunky!  dogbreath1 | 08/17/09
Oh, come on!  mwagner@... | 08/18/09
we did  ggossett001 | 08/19/09
Nice assertion BUT...  JT82 | 08/17/09
Here's a question  gnesterenko | 08/18/09
"A sensible approach would have been to"  fr0thy2 | 08/17/09
You mean like PPC Macbooks and Snow Leopard?  Sleeper Service | 08/18/09
No no  gnesterenko | 08/18/09
ANyone ever see that family guy episode  gnesterenko | 08/18/09
It is mostly a bug fix  Olorin_z | 08/18/09
moron  ggossett001 | 08/19/09
With what Ultimate cost me  happyharry_z | 08/17/09
With what Ultimate cost me  bvonr@... | 08/19/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  SystemVoid | 08/17/09
You probably won't get Home Basic  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
SKUs me!  jeremychappell | 08/17/09
Differing markets obviously.  Sleeper Service | 08/18/09
Hmmm  preacherx | 08/18/09
For the same reason that Honda ...  mwagner@... | 08/18/09
Software Packages Are Not Cars  chessmen | 09/01/09
All deals should have been annouced at the same time  danz32 | 08/17/09
You can cancel any pre-order  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
Microsoft are recognising basic consumer rights these days?  fr0thy2 | 08/17/09
Always have  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
Nah, those days are numbered I'm afraid Ed.  fr0thy2 | 08/17/09
in an alternate reality?  Mitch 74 | 08/18/09
You made most of that up  jdbukis@... | 08/19/09
Made up from a courtroom's minutes, etc. Sure...  Mitch 74 | 08/19/09
good drugs  ggossett001 | 08/19/09
They do offer deals.  Rick_K | 10/29/09
Bravo Ed for writing something that doesn't  xXSpeedzXx | 08/17/09
Heh...  Dave32265 | 08/17/09
How do you define gouging?  otaddy | 08/17/09
A good definition of gouging  xXSpeedzXx | 08/18/09
Gouging? Let's see...  Rick_K | 10/29/09
Paying and Paying and Paying  bigpicture | 08/19/09
Gee, I don't feel so badly  davebarnes | 08/17/09
even if it was 0$  Mectron | 08/17/09
the ultimate  gigogogogown | 08/17/09
Do you think...  bjbrock | 08/17/09
What extras?  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
Which is Why  bobiroc | 08/17/09
I honestly do not see at all  gnesterenko | 08/17/09
Media Center is a great program  otaddy | 08/17/09
Eh  gnesterenko | 08/18/09
How about Suround Sound  Michael L Hereid Sr | 08/20/09
To Many Versions  sandmanfvr | 08/17/09
Oh its so confusing  bobiroc | 08/17/09
You missed a couple XP versions  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
Good Catch  bobiroc | 08/17/09
Why pay today just to pay again tomorrow?  fr0thy2 | 08/17/09
Why troll today just to troll again tomorrow?  mgp3 | 08/17/09
ROTFL!  GuidingLight | 08/17/09
I don't know, explain why you do?  fr0thy2 | 08/17/09
Wow that's deep.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/18/09
Most didnt pay again tomorrow  otaddy | 08/17/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  sandmanfvr | 08/17/09
Vista Ultimate  BitBanger_USA | 08/17/09
question  xicanonaztlanca | 08/17/09
Yes, 32 to 64 is always a custom (clean) install (nt)  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
Why?  olePigeon | 08/17/09
They can  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
Transferring settings...  mustang_z | 08/18/09
RE: Ultimate gouge  philipralban@... | 08/17/09
Hey Ed. What do you want me to tell you?  Dietrich® | 08/17/09
I LOVE WINDOWS 7!!!!  ericesque | 08/17/09
Ubuntu just doesn't  jamillikan@... | 08/20/09
without issue for over three years  ericesque | 08/20/09
Actually, he does have the right...  bbneo | 08/20/09
what facts?  ericesque | 08/20/09
MICROSOFT $UCKS.  bbneo | 08/20/09
Portable knowledge  ericesque | 08/20/09
If it is so great  GuidingLight | 08/17/09
I love how...  NStalnecker | 08/18/09
Market share?  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 08/18/09
Godwin alert!  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/09
I'm talking about  NStalnecker | 08/18/09
in-place upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate  laxamar | 08/17/09
7 Pro should have Bitlocker  cornpie | 08/17/09
Never upgrade in place...  ericesque | 08/17/09
In-place upgrades very good here  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/17/09
I don't doubt they've done a brilliant job...  ericesque | 08/18/09
Couldn't agree more  gnesterenko | 08/18/09
W7 solution in search of a problem?  jabailo1 | 08/17/09
the only sensible option  kitko | 08/17/09
I'm Not Paying Anything  itanalyst2@... | 08/17/09
I'm not either...  Dave32265 | 08/17/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  saijagan | 08/17/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  Beijing CFO | 08/17/09
Just proves there's a fool born every minute  deaf_e_kate | 08/18/09
Finally something Mr. Bott doesn't like about Windows  lschw1 | 08/18/09
Vote with your dollars  Boot_Agnostic | 08/18/09
one small difference  sorahl@... | 08/18/09
That's not what I said at all  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/09
MUI's available for download?  vgpreg | 08/18/09
No  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/09
Offline files was my reason  MDunigan62@... | 08/18/09
going Mac  psychographer | 08/18/09
Going Mac?!  mustang_z | 08/18/09
Going Mac, Really?  thenetavenger | 08/18/09
what?  doh123 | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  brian.ward | 08/18/09
You know, Ed, I am not terribly concerned  mwagner@... | 08/18/09
I bought Vista Ultimate as an OEM product  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  lasryl@... | 08/18/09
$100 this is really unfair.  brascool@... | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  troubled241 | 08/18/09
I'm using Ultimate now but I've pre oredered Pro  marks055@... | 08/18/09
XP user like's Apple's approach  SteveMak | 08/19/09
XP User likes XP approach  Ancient_Mariner | 08/19/09
Pretty empty statement  notsofast | 08/19/09
Vista Ultimate in-place to ANY Win7 should be allowed  Jim Johnson | 08/19/09
RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes  psychographer | 08/19/09
Well I'm neither, but happy with XP...  GetReal-mac.com | 08/26/09
No downgrade sucks, but is is an opportunity  bw@... | 08/20/09

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