Vista EULA - transfer once - good!

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lol-
Office 2007-last time I looked Jupiter;was being charged; 1.50$ i think.

Jeff
It's a beta Jupiter; you asked-so WRONG-lol
 
I say discuss it in every single Microsoft forum, every tech forum,
and contact Microsoft. If an MVP doesn't like the discussion here-
they can tune it out.

The more that know, the better.

-Michael
 
I say discuss it in every single Microsoft forum, every tech forum,
and contact Microsoft. If an MVP doesn't like the discussion here-
they can tune it out.

The more that know, the better.

-Michael
 
I say discuss it in every single Microsoft forum, every tech forum,
and contact Microsoft. If an MVP doesn't like the discussion here-
they can tune it out.

The more that know, the better.


-Michael
 
Actually, Microsoft has started charging for betas. I had to pay to download
from Microsoft the Office 2007 beta.
 
And furthermore, RC2 is now only available to those who PAY .. either for an
MSDN subscription or a technet. Cha-ching.
 
IBM made the mistake of thinking inconsequential revenue, they thought that
about the PC.
 
And your point is? IBM has been a success story once people realised what a
great move that was.
 
Eddy;
The Office Beta is news to me.
My guess is this is a way to try to limit to those serious and really want
it, however $1.50 would not stop me if I wanted it.
It is not really a cost for the software but for the right to download which
is also new AFAIK.
But even only $1.50 is a cost.
As for RC-2, Microsoft set a pre-set limit on the public downloads and they
were free as is RC-1 and other public available releases..
 
lol- ya need to get out more Jupiter; Office 2007 has been this way for a
couple of months.

Jeff
P.S. I responded to you earlier;also.
 
Perhaps you need ta chill Jupiter
Ya made an incorrect statement; and attributed it as factual.So before you
go making statements;ya might want to check your info.
and ya can't take a little ribbing?
LOL
Step away from the pc-lol

Jeff
 
Mario Rosario said:
I wouldn't be very happy when I have to shell out another $400, while I
stare at the installation disk!
Click to expand...
You know that you don't actually buy a software do you? What you own is a
media that contains a copy of software and *license* which means a right to
use software under certain circumstances. These circumstances may have
restrictions like number of copies or time to use limits. You may not like
these circumstances but software always remain a property of vendor.

I'm not saying Vista's EULA is all good. I'm puzzled by it too. Above is
just to clarify what you are actually buying when you "buy the new OS". Many
people tend to assume that they own software while all they own is a media
and license.
 
I don't think this new policy by Microsoft has anything to due with weeding out those who seriously want the Office 2007 beta. I think this is more of a way to fatten the old wallet at the expense of the users. You have to figure that Mozilla and Open Office must have really good bandwidth to continue to allow people to download their free products for free. So I do not buy the argument that the charge is to offset extra bandwidth costs, especially from a major corporation with billions in profits.

William
Eddy;
The Office Beta is news to me.
My guess is this is a way to try to limit to those serious and really want
it, however $1.50 would not stop me if I wanted it.
It is not really a cost for the software but for the right to download which
is also new AFAIK.
But even only $1.50 is a cost.
As for RC-2, Microsoft set a pre-set limit on the public downloads and they
were free as is RC-1 and other public available releases..
 
Jupiter Jones said:
Eddy;
The Office Beta is news to me.
My guess is this is a way to try to limit to those serious and really want
it, however $1.50 would not stop me if I wanted it.
It is not really a cost for the software but for the right to download
which is also new AFAIK.
But even only $1.50 is a cost.
As for RC-2, Microsoft set a pre-set limit on the public downloads and
they were free as is RC-1 and other public available releases..
Click to expand...

Surely this was done as a way to weed out the children. Who normally don't
have a credit card.
 
Mark;
Like many things, there are probably multiple reasons and yours is probably
one of them.
 
Jupiter:

The reason Microsoft is charging is to reap profit. Let say over the course
up to RTM 10 million people download the beta. That's fifteen million
dollars for Microsoft. No small chunk of change by any estimation. People
can pretend it is because they only want "mature" people or they want to
limit the numbers or somesuch. But that's just self-deception. They are
reaping it in man, to the tune of millions - and on just one beta download
offered.

 
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