This is pretty good, Microsoft backed down on Vista's reinstall restrictions.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/03/ms_vista_climb-down/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/03/ms_vista_climb-down/
Good News about Vista
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Repost. Also shows how people here are only interested in complaining.
http://techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128482
http://techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128482
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Good news about Vista:
It's not the only option!
It's not the only option!
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^ They still have some work to do. (DRM)
Wise Move Micro$oft!
I was digging into Microsoft about this. Becuase the number of times where I need to do an out of warranty repair on a vista computer where I have to change the motherboard. Because I refuse to tell my customers just because there motherboard has crashed that they will need to also purchase a new copy of windows vista.
The reply was this "As long as it's not a major upgrade, it's okay to use the same lisence" or "as long as you are to replacing the majority of the parts, it's okay use the same lisence"
Microsoft licensing must think that we computer techs are still living in the late 1990's where motherboards did not carry the onboard sound, network and video cards. Now days, the motherboard carries up to 50% of the computer parts*. And Miscrosoft has not been able to give me straight answer on what is considered "a major upgrade"
Because if that was going to be the case, I was going to still continue promoting windows xp on my white boxes for as long as possible.
Since microsoft was introducing doing a series of windows launches world wide for OEM Builders and Professional Partners last week, I am quite sure that I was not the only angry techie on this matter.
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- 40% when there is a seperate video card
- 50% when there is a on board video card
- 60% - 70% when I am stuck replacing just about all the core parts because Intel or AMD has changed their sockets and ram modules.
And all that take is the motherboard to fail out side the warranty period.
I was digging into Microsoft about this. Becuase the number of times where I need to do an out of warranty repair on a vista computer where I have to change the motherboard. Because I refuse to tell my customers just because there motherboard has crashed that they will need to also purchase a new copy of windows vista.
The reply was this "As long as it's not a major upgrade, it's okay to use the same lisence" or "as long as you are to replacing the majority of the parts, it's okay use the same lisence"
Microsoft licensing must think that we computer techs are still living in the late 1990's where motherboards did not carry the onboard sound, network and video cards. Now days, the motherboard carries up to 50% of the computer parts*. And Miscrosoft has not been able to give me straight answer on what is considered "a major upgrade"
Because if that was going to be the case, I was going to still continue promoting windows xp on my white boxes for as long as possible.
Since microsoft was introducing doing a series of windows launches world wide for OEM Builders and Professional Partners last week, I am quite sure that I was not the only angry techie on this matter.
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- 40% when there is a seperate video card
- 50% when there is a on board video card
- 60% - 70% when I am stuck replacing just about all the core parts because Intel or AMD has changed their sockets and ram modules.
And all that take is the motherboard to fail out side the warranty period.
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