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WGA does make Vista difficult to pirate and lack of security updates would make for a malware/bug -ridden experience.

Piracy is the excuse used but make no mistake, MS is afraid of Linux and will further lower their prices if the rapid pace of Linux adoption continues.
Posted by: Tim Patterson   Posted on: 08/03/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Microsoft slashes Vista price in China  Loverock Davidson | 08/03/07
More affordable, sure...  mattnico | 08/03/07
Its all economics  Loverock Davidson | 08/03/07
Is it, now?  mattnico | 08/03/07
Perhaps they should do the price cut in the US and the EU too  zkiwi | 08/03/07
No need to  Loverock Davidson | 08/03/07
What?  zkiwi | 08/03/07
What?  Loverock Davidson | 08/03/07
Because you said...  zkiwi | 08/03/07
Still way too expensive  magcomment | 08/04/07
Misleading info  pa2004 | 08/04/07
Isn't that about the same as US OEM prices?  Michael Kelly | 08/03/07
*snif* *snif* What's that smell?  Chad_z | 08/03/07
Only the cover story  Tim Patterson | 08/03/07
More Pirates  skiplarson | 08/03/07
You, are funny in a slapstick kind of way.  xuniL_z | 08/03/07
*Yawn.*  John Zern | 08/06/07
1.7 Billion in Sales????  mrdood_99205@... | 08/03/07
That's not much for a company their size.  xuniL_z | 08/03/07
Slashed prices in China, what about US?  skylerorlando | 08/03/07
Won't be necessary  Michael Kelly | 08/03/07
Hey, dummies!  BitTwiddler | 08/03/07
It is the Play Book for a Boston Tea Party  mighetto | 08/03/07
you mean dump ms  not of this world | 08/05/07
I was on a torrent site lately downloading some linux distros  Been_Done_Before | 08/03/07
Too funny -  Confused by religion | 08/03/07
Windows to a free alternative"  not of this world | 08/05/07
Still, the pirated copies will probably be better. Less hassles with  DonnieBoy | 08/04/07
OK, but .  not of this world | 08/05/07
And, this probably has more to do with Linux than pirating.  DonnieBoy | 08/04/07
But of course that how you allways see it  John Zern | 08/06/07
What about OEM prices?  evilchocobo | 08/07/07
When will OUR Vista prices be halved?  JoeRJr | 08/19/07

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