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Microsoft Matches Snow Leopard Price With Windows 7, But Only for Students
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I hear you. I am running vista 64 bit bootcamp, perhaps i can get the upgrade. who knows.
YES!!!!!
i am a undergraduate at uc irvine and my e-mail works!!!!!!!!
i think every UC student should get the discount. including ucla, cal, ucsd, ucd, ucsc, ucr, ucm, ucsf,
i am a undergraduate at uc irvine and my e-mail works!!!!!!!!
i think every UC student should get the discount. including ucla, cal, ucsd, ucd, ucsc, ucr, ucm, ucsf,
YES!!!!!
i am a undergraduate at uc irvine and my e-mail works!!!!!!!!
i think every UC student should get the discount. including ucla, cal, ucsd, ucd, ucsc, ucr, ucm, ucsf,
It also works for CSU students also (undergraduate at CSU Fullerton) so it should work for the entire CSU system.
GO TITANS!!
Um, you're forgetting that this is an upgrade, not a full version. For people that don't have a copy of Windows, the $29 version does nothing.
It also works for CSU students also (undergraduate at CSU Fullerton) so it should work for the entire CSU system.
GO TITANS!!
All student@somewhere_in_usa.edu should work.
64-bit top to bottom.LOL! Can we please get that in a PowerPoint presentation?
Under Windows.
Please enlighten me on how OS X is superior to Windows 7. Also what is so bad about different versions of the OS? Consumers are going to use Home Premium, if they need features of Pro or Ultimate then they know they need those features and they will not be confused 1 bit. Also i'm sure MS does not mind if you stick to OS X at all. Not early for an announcement, it's coming out in a month. Someone with a different opinion/needs of your deserves viruses?
I bet that 64-bit PowerPoint presentation is going to be twice as awesome as any mere 32-bit presentation I've seen!
What's confusing
You look at what version of Windows you have, look at what version you want and it tells you if you can do an install on top of it or if you need to do a reinstall of everything. Pretty simple. Vista Home Prem 64 bit to 7 Home Prem 64 bit= upgrade. Doesn't take a genius to figure that out.Is XP still supported? Yes. Is Vista still supported? Yes. Do people need to upgrade their OS? No. When eventually you want a faster computer can you buy one much cheaper than Apple? Yes, which includes the OS.
Apple- profit on hardware
MS- profit on software
Cannot be compared. Compare Apple to HP/Dell/etc.
Especially after realizing you've blown $600 for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions to accommodate your application sets.I bet that 64-bit PowerPoint presentation is going to be twice as awesome as any mere 32-bit presentation I've seen!
Confusing to consumers? nah - clear as crystalWhat's confusing
Micro$oft is being misleading. The Microsoft equivalent to an Apple OS is Microsoft's Windows "Ultimate" edition, as it is all-inclusive in terms of features.
Apple doesn't offer a stripped-down (crippled) version of their OS. The only non-crippled version of Windows 7 is the "Ultimate" edition, and that still costs $219.99.
Apple doesn't offer a stripped-down (crippled) version of their OS. The only non-crippled version of Windows 7 is the "Ultimate" edition, and that still costs $219.99.
What is offered in Ultimate that you need that Home Premium or Pro do not offer? How are they crippled to someone who will never touch those features?
It all depends - If your hardware architecture is based on x86-64 (AMD Athlon 64 or Intel P4 6xx and newer), and runs Windows XP x64, 2003 x64, or 2008 x64 then yes, it will be backwards compatible with 32-bit applications. Both 32-bit and 64-bit registers exist within todays x86 processors. If your architecture is based on Itanium (IA64), then it will not run 32-bit applications or Operating Systems. The problem I am having, is finding device drivers, and their apps, to be compatible with x64. If I want to run my 64-bit apps, I'll need W7 64-bit. If I want to run my devices, I'll need W7 32-bit.
Valid point, unless you find yourself needing those features down the road. OS X gives you everything up-front, without the redundant upgrade charges.
It has everything to do with Macs. Macs can run Windows and this news is going to vastly level the playing field.
Damn I love competition.
You guys all realize the only one's winning here are us, the end user, right? This is awesome news even if you didn't have any interest in purchasing Windows 7.
That is messed up.
The x86 and x64 notations are all but gibbersish to the average user.
What devices are you trying to run that don't have 64 bit drivers? Old hardware? Like how SL does not support PPC?