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It looks like Vista, with it's heavy handed DRM and 14 different versions, among other things is going to expidite my shift to Linux. Do you feel the same?
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33I will continue to use windows. How dare you ask such a thing?!48.48%16This seems like the perfect opportunity to jump on the Linux bandwagon.24.24%8I'm already a Linux user12.12%4Bill Gates can go suck a banana for all i care.15.15%5"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
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I will gladly use Vista though probably not immediately when it comes out.
I already use linux enough at work and school; I don't exactly want to use it when I come home too. -
Dunno yet for sure. Depends whether theres a proper port of Linux distro for my laptop. Probably will use dual boot anyway. I voted for Vista though.Que l’Univers n’est qu’un défaut dans la pureté de Non-être.
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14 versions?!?Co-Founder, Apolyton Civilization Site
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does civ4 run on linux?Co-Founder, Apolyton Civilization Site
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if DRM is going to be as bad as I hear, I am going to have to switch to linux.
Oh, wait, I am still running W98.
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I'll use Vista.
I actually want to get some work done and have fun.
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham LincolnComment
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THE question.Originally posted by MarkG
does civ4 run on linux?Comment
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At the moment the count is 7, should be enough.Originally posted by MarkG
14 versions?!?
I'm going to continue using XP for awhile.
Btw: you don't mention that MS advises 2G of MEM (not just diskspace) to run Vista!Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Btw: you don't mention that MS advises 2G of MEM (not just diskspace) to run Vista!
You're kidding, right?Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
And notifying the next of kin
Once again...Comment
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okay, so 14 was a bit of an exageration. the current versions are:
Starter Edition
Home Basic Edition
Home Premium Edition
Windows Vista Professional Edition
Small Business Edition
Enterprise Edition
Ultimate Edition
i'll bet computer retailers like dell, hp and gateway are pi$$ed"Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)
"I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."Comment
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Originally posted by Hueij
Btw: you don't mention that MS advises 2G of MEM (not just diskspace) to run Vista!
You're kidding, right?
Microsoft is expected to recommend that the "average" Longhorn PC feature a dual-core CPU running at 4 to 6GHz; a minimum of 2 gigs of RAM; up to a terabyte of storage; a 1 Gbit, built-in, Ethernet-wired port and an 802.11g wireless link; and a graphics processor that runs three times faster than those on the market today.
I had bolded the memory part but after rereading, I might as well bold the whole thing so I didn't bother.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Re: Will you use Vista or Switch to Linux?
Versus Linux with infinite different versions and zero standardizations?Originally posted by Kaak
It looks like Vista, with it's heavy handed DRM and 14 different versions, among other things is going to expidite my shift to Linux. Do you feel the same?
I use Linux on a regular basis, and the answer is -- of course I won't switch to Linux."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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Are you sure this isn't from the Onion?
Maybe Asher can share some light on this
Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
And notifying the next of kin
Once again...Comment
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Oh yeah, I'm sure they're incredibly pissed.Originally posted by Kaak
okay, so 14 was a bit of an exageration. the current versions are:
Starter Edition
Home Basic Edition
Home Premium Edition
Windows Vista Professional Edition
Small Business Edition
Enterprise Edition
Ultimate Edition
i'll bet computer retailers like dell, hp and gateway are pi$$ed
Not only can they include an uber-cheap windows Starter Edition on the $300-ish PCs, but they can also charge a fortune for the Ultimate Edition on the overpriced XPS gaming boxes.
Where do you think the pressure for the low cost and premium editions of Windows came from.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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