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Vista to be Downloadable (Legally)
ubermiester writes "InfoWorld reports that Windows Vista will be available for legal download as of January 30th — the same day it will be available in retail stores. MS-NBC Online notes that, 'a relatively low number of computer users are likely to get Vista by downloading it from the Internet, but the mere availability indicates that Microsoft is fiddling with distribution methods for the extremely profitable franchise at the core of its business.' It will be available via the MS Marketplace site in conjunction with a Circuit City offering. Additionally, users who decide to 'upgrade' to a more expensive version of the OS can simply activate the features they want by unlocking them via online activation."
In order to download vista please authenticate via "genuine advantage 2007" that only runs on vista.
oops I hit submit instead of preview.
Vista doesn't have anything useful for me. I have no compelling reason to pay for it, yet even I understood what MSFt was planning for distributing Vista. it's both smart and stupid. Smart as it saves money and a lot of secondary headaches, stupid as they are going to be going through a lot of license keys and will have to be revoking them in case of crackers.
To put it simply no Internet no Vista for you. (minus the 30 day grace period)
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.