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Too late to buy or right on time?
You buy a computer with a set of incomplete software tools (disabled). Your credit card will unlock them [1,2], after the initial purchase is made and you find __ [1] Boycott The Windows Vista Release ,----[ Quote ] For reference, this is the list of features Microsoft says is added in Vista Ultimate * "Help

Too late to buy or right on time?
The best technology deal is when you don't buy it. Technology items depreciate incrediably quickly. I am typing this on a computer that seven years old and it is far more than is needed for Also for computers, wait at least for the first Vista maintainance release before even considering buying a new machine.

Filmnet Daily 3.049
Stuart Davis s.da...@nospam.netcomuk.co.uk uk media dvd Well, call me a sceptic if you like but to me its pretty obvious that the Buena vista release would be pants. After all, you just need to look at the statistical evidence of releases so far. Obviously I don't have any figures to go buy but I would be willing

eXistenZ Canadian Import DVD Review
"Henry St?hle" <he...@bildsajten.com> wrote in message news:86F524D8-018B-42F8-88B8-A030ACCACB1F@microsoft.com... I had both versions from Microsoft on the DVD. I run the 32 bit version. Later this year I will buy a new barebone computer and a new 64 bits processsor, so when the final Vista release comes in January

Windows Vista Release? ? ?
... Andrew Hodgson <m...@privacy.net> wrote: Hi, If I buy a Dell laptop now, does anyone know whether Vista SP1 will come slipstreamed with this, or will I have to upgrade later? I am holding out as I want the slipstreamed version. Thanks. Andrew. I think I read that MS is going to release SP1 in March.

FYI- Microsoft cuts price for boxed Vista
It would cost me far more to get a new Mondeo than it would to buy a new copy of Armageddon, so I think my case is compelling. Don't you. And all you lucky Sony x15 Why should Buena Vista release flippers in the first place, and then expect to re-release it as a dual-layer just to claw back twice as much money?

GNU/Linux Super Promotion on VISTA release day.
However, as we all know critics don't buy tickets; last year The Rundown scored a 70% fresh rating and after opening to $18 million only found $47.6 million The Buena Vista release had a venue average of $3362. Mr. 3000 is Bernie Mac's first above-the-title release, so an opening in the high single digits isn't

If anime is "dying," here's why
... Vista release of Martin Scorsese's BRINGING OUT THE DEAD. Word is that the film has no fixed release date and could be released as late as June 2000. I can't say I have seen the "buy a ticket and sneak into the preview" stuff (merely because the layout of the cinema and ticket booths in most cinemas up here

settling for less
Steve Averett saver...@mindspring.com rec arts disney animation Pre-ordered my set from buy.com and have yet to find any real glitches. with Toy Story 2 - when it hits the layer switch as you watch the movie, it suddenly switches to a scene in High Fidelity (also a Buena Vista release), then locks up entirely.

WinBats and Trolls finding it hard to get excited about Vista
No, I'd say a fair amount of Linux users would be willing to buy software for Linux at an acceptable price. In Loki's case, they were trying to sell games to Linux users: People who, if they really were large gamers, they might keep around a copy of Windows to play their games, many of them Windows-only, and thus,

mild technology rant: Windows Vista and Dell...
Activation doesn't stop true software piracy As most Windows users know, Microsoft has required "product activation" since the release of Windows XP in 2001. .... If you happen to buy a Vista PC from a little-known seller, and the price was too good to be true, use Vista's search function to look for the string

SOS
I can't recall the last initial release of any Windows product that didn't have at least some problems. [...] Still, given that Vista is essentially a rewrite of http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14224&Itemid=1054 Allchin's 'Buy a Mac' E-Mail Exposed ,----[ Quote ] "I must tell you

Disney Release of Laputa.
thetruthhur...@homail.com microsoft public windows vista general microsoft public windowsxp general On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:22:28 -0500, "Mike Hall - MVP" Many of its inherent problems have been fixed now in the SP1 release and STILL the naysayers harp on about issues which were and are still FUD.

MS has announced Vista Coupons to Prevent Drop in PC Sales
Come the Vista release, those pc's are boat anchors for retailers: especially Dell with their Intel only platform. I can't imagine that someone that DOES want Vista is going to buy a PC in November and then wait for Vista to hit the store shelves ( will it be there in January ? February?

FYI- Microsoft cuts price for boxed Vista
djeu...@gmail.com google finance 358464 Hey guys, I'm hoping to jump on the Vista bandwagon tomorrow. The consensus seems to be that on Vista release, the stock should jump. What is everyone's opinion - is MSFT on its way up to peak on Vista release or will it go lower before Vista due to earnings. Thanks.

Halo 2 - Windows Vista Release Imminent - WinXP Hack?
... Kevin Reilly <use...@denali.org.uk> writes Ever since the official Vista release was announced I've been in two minds whether or not to upgrade this year. How can you ever buy a piece of hardware with confidence, knowing that at some point down the line its features may be 'patched out' by a Windows Update

SP1
Don't forget to factor in the fact that one month of Vista availability/hype has already passed so you may want to time your exit for March! djeu...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys, I'm hoping to jump on the Vista bandwagon tomorrow. The consensus seems to be that on Vista release, the stock should jump.

Trainspotting
I have a copy of Vista Release Candidate 1 on a DVD. I put it in a new build, but just get errors about unable to boot from it. So I put in a copy of XP, it installed ok.(can't activate it cause it's already on my main comp) Vista Release Candidate 2 is out, but closed now. I guess I'll have to wait and buy a real

The new Mac advert
Get a guarantee ,----[ Quote ] Before spending the money for Windows Vista, set to debut this week, is there any guarantee that the software you buy will run as .... http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/microsofts_ultimate_disadvantage.html Boycott The Windows Vista Release ,----[ Quote ] For reference,

Should I buy full xp64 version, or wait for Vista?
Frank f...@samm.zrr microsoft public windows vista general microsoft public windowsxp general thetruthhurts @homail.com wrote: On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:22:28 -0500, Many of its inherent problems have been fixed now in the SP1 release and STILL the naysayers harp on about issues which were and are still FUD.