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Fool me once .....
Fool me twice.
Fool me three times.
Fool me four times.
But fool me five times and I must be a hapless Microsoft consumer.
Posted by: fr0thy2   Posted on: 06/05/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Fool me once .....  fr0thy2 | 06/05/09
Or...  GuyAlanDye | 06/05/09
Force every force there is an equal and opposite force.  fr0thy2 | 06/05/09
umm  jdbukis@... | 06/05/09
You clearly don't know much Physics!  InAction Man | 06/06/09
That's right, Physics!  mckenzl | 06/08/09
ask jdbukis@, he brought the subject  InAction Man | 06/08/09
they dont  webstalkers@... | 06/08/09
Newtonian Physics  RSArdrey | 06/08/09
Coriolis force, centripetal force... have you heard of those?  InAction Man | 06/08/09
You just described an inertial force...  tikigawd | 06/08/09
Fictitious force From Wikipedia  Lynn110 | 06/10/09
And a stone cold one, at that.  James T. Kirk | 06/06/09
Which is why we  GuidingLight | 06/05/09
No it's because you're a brand name addict.  fr0thy2 | 06/05/09
RE:  MarkKB | 06/05/09
Don't you get it?  James T. Kirk | 06/06/09
I beg to differ...  914four | 06/08/09
Thank You...  Dave32265 | 06/08/09
see MS for what they truly are...  PollyProteus | 06/08/09
@PollyProteus  Dave32265 | 06/08/09
Okay...I read it.  TxTopgun | 06/09/09
I'll bet I've been using Windows for longer, and no insult was extended.  914four | 06/09/09
Thanks for the link  LongTimeSoftwareDeveloper | 06/10/09
Well said  914four | 06/10/09
because...  webstalkers@... | 06/08/09
Brand Name Addict???  TxTopgun | 06/09/09
Wow GeldedLight.  kozmcrae | 06/05/09
You seem to be too confused.  InAction Man | 06/06/09
...  EarFix | 06/08/09
exactly if it WAS redhat or fedora core then it was  onepersonsopinion@... | 06/06/09
fools  mjolnar@... | 06/08/09
No your just Hapless period...wrong blog  US Is ! Europe-ThankGod! | 06/08/09
another unhappy linux user  FADS_z | 06/22/09
You gotta love the sales pitch.  TripleII | 06/05/09
MS probably wrote it for them.  fr0thy2 | 06/05/09
Frothy, that's a bad argument for you  wolf_z | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  Xanthus179 | 06/05/09
Try it?!  Jeremy-UK | 06/09/09
Kick off only?  nhudd | 06/05/09
Those should be the normal prices...  mrlinux | 06/05/09
Ah but you seem to forget ...  fr0thy2 | 06/05/09
Hmmm  TxTopgun | 06/09/09
Reasonable compared to $1000 and $2000 for sure.  fr0thy2 | 06/05/09
These guys (here) don't pay that.  kozmcrae | 06/05/09
Wow...  James T. Kirk | 06/06/09
If you find my logic odd...  kozmcrae | 06/07/09
Um...wow  spidermac | 06/08/09
You seem to have a lot to say...  kozmcrae | 06/08/09
And then you'll hear the argument...  Wintel BSOD | 06/08/09
How?  TxTopgun | 06/09/09
Great!  kozmcrae | 06/10/09
Wow, if changing an OS is that hard no wonder Linux  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/09
Wow  NStalnecker | 06/05/09
Yoiu're right, it is a steal...  Henry Miller | 06/06/09
They would have to pay me dearly to get me using it  InAction Man | 06/06/09
Then why are you here?  James T. Kirk | 06/06/09
Agreed. Why are you here?  NStalnecker | 06/06/09
Temper?!  Jeremy-UK | 06/09/09
Demanding fair compensation is a VERY well reasoned demand  InAction Man | 06/09/09
Windows isn't a bad O/S  mjolnar@... | 06/08/09
Microsoft already did the stealing.  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
Not the price for XP upgrade though  Alan Smithie | 06/05/09
Are you sure?  mikefarinha | 06/05/09
It will  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
That's what I . . .  JLHenry | 06/05/09
You also have to reinstall all your apps...  pwoodruff@... | 06/10/09
You Are Confused!  R.T.F.M. | 06/05/09
Seeing as the 7 disks aren't out yet...  zkiwi | 06/05/09
Not true...  James T. Kirk | 06/06/09
But.....  TxTopgun | 06/09/09
It's not an upgrade, it's a clean install QED  Alan Smithie | 06/05/09
YES  jdbukis@... | 06/05/09
Who said SLED ?  Alan Smithie | 06/07/09
Well, you get what you pay for...  James T. Kirk | 06/06/09
You pay $0 for the air you breath, does that make it of no value?  InAction Man | 06/07/09
No, it just makes it a waste of air.  James T. Kirk | 06/07/09
I agree!  InAction Man | 06/07/09
 James T. Kirk | 06/07/09
Carbon monoxide, not to be confused with carbon dioxide  InAction Man | 06/07/09
fr0thy2's been beating you again, hasn't he?  James T. Kirk | 06/07/09
Noxious Gas  spidermac | 06/08/09
.  InAction Man | 06/08/09
At that price, I'm in for three. happy NT.  bka1959 | 06/05/09
Microsoft says "You're welcome, thanks for the corporate welfare  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
I love the spin...  LiquidLearner | 06/05/09
Whats funny is your interpretation  devlin_X | 06/06/09
Is there any practicle difference?  ye | 06/06/09
If the Win7 Home Premium is $49.95...  visualambrosia | 06/05/09
Agreed - time to upgrade to Win7 (maybe)  cyberguild | 06/08/09
Honestly, who really upgrades?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/05/09
"how important the upgrade price really"  absent | 06/06/09
I don't know about that...  jerry@... | 06/06/09
Re: "how important the upgrade price really"  pwoodruff@... | 06/10/09
No doubt....  shawkins | 06/07/09
If the upgrade included W-XP I might think about it .....  lightingrod | 06/22/09
Vista SP7 should be free to all Vista users.  TonyOz | 06/06/09
Given the costs, false promises, Vista's vaporware, and the bait'n'switch  HypnoToad72 | 06/06/09
Nothing  NStalnecker | 06/07/09
The fresh air I breath is free, and it's good  InAction Man | 06/08/09
Ok so...  Dave32265 | 06/08/09
Agreed  Chad_z | 06/08/09
Upgrade?  eMJayy | 06/06/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  free111 | 06/06/09
It would be smart to release the prices  Randalllind | 06/06/09
Me no likee Win7 beta  nospam@... | 06/06/09
Try the RC  ericesque | 06/07/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  The Rifleman | 06/07/09
If Microsoft ran a restaurant  whisperycat | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  greatdocuments | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  1ceman | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  george@... | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  rmark@... | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  dthoopes@... | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  kavitama | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  Try2Ketchup | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  polar_bare | 06/08/09
Vista SP3(Win 7)  ggossett001 | 06/08/09
Lawsuit  garyhickerson@... | 06/08/09
free Win7 for Vista Ultimate?  Jim Johnson | 06/08/09
Agree  garyhickerson@... | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  crash13820 | 06/08/09
I'll upgrade  RedM3 | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  OhKrud | 06/08/09
Win7 upgrade price?  Bill_SixPack | 06/08/09
Not as close to free as Snow Leopard  cgarrett | 06/08/09
Better than I expected...  Narg | 06/08/09
WTF?...  awasson@... | 06/08/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  webstalkers@... | 06/08/09
Replace garbage with more garbage...  mikifinaz1@... | 06/08/09
fair market value?  davidleecpowell@... | 06/08/09
linux, no support?  Louis Ross Focke | 06/22/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  Bilmekanikeren | 06/08/09
the value/cost winner for me is...  Randy.earl@... | 06/09/09
Free as in "Hassle Free"  InAction Man | 06/09/09
Why don't Microsoft release this info themselves?  whisperycat | 06/09/09
Vista Ultimate owners should get shipping-only upgrades to Win7 Ultimate  BitTwiddler | 06/09/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  dankasnitzel | 06/10/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  ramnet@... | 06/11/09
MS vs Linux VS Apple VS etc...  BroGnorik | 06/16/09
Well said..  tgreaves21227@... | 06/17/09
RE: Best Buy memo details Microsoft Win 7 upgrade program, upgrade pricing  Samun56 | 06/17/09
Whoa Major Bug Report  JimiB | 07/08/09

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