windowsconnected.com— The business launch of Windows Vista is only a few days behind us and already the attempts to pirate Windows Vista are underway.
Dec 3, 2006View in Crawl 4
It's annoying as hell when you only run websites as a hobby, but still need to make them work in IE since that's what people use. I ended up buying Windows just for that, though I admit I did use a pirated copy for years. Yes I gave up and MS wins, but I don't feel even remotely bad for pirating XP. In my eyes MS owes me at least a free copy of Windows since it's because of their s**tty browser that I even need the OS in the first place (don't tell me to use ie4linux, it's unstable). the only thing I run on Windows is IE, and it's only so that I can make my sites work in their broken-ass browser...All I have to say is thank god for Parallels Desktop. I've been able to get rid of an old Win box I had around for IE. Now I've got my Gentoo box, a MacBook, and a Vista RC1 box in the closet (for now). Now I just have to try and get that Virtual PC WinXP image MS released working on Parallels (or VMWare, since they figured that out already) and I'll be able to start using IE7 ... I should probably be excited, but the thought of using IE is hardly entertaining.@shredwithpiks: Are you sure getting around validation checks and getting regular updates is easier than learning to use linux? ... i use linux all the time but i never once found out how to update my pirated XP... hence the recent purchase (plus I wanted that VPC image they released...).
Who wants Bulls**t(Vista) from Microsoft. I Love Open Source Softwares. Debian is a good release and works good for me. After all i am not a hardcore gamer to use Windows. For me, Only Gamers has to worry about microsoft's Piracy wars. If you are not gamer Then open source software is your destination for peace of mind.
Closed AccountDec 4, 2006
Especially on private trackers, and it is really getting confusing.
valkyriesDec 4, 2006
google....
chadtatroDec 4, 2006
umm.. DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
nofxjunkeeDec 4, 2006
It's annoying as hell when you only run websites as a hobby, but still need to make them work in IE since that's what people use. I ended up buying Windows just for that, though I admit I did use a pirated copy for years. Yes I gave up and MS wins, but I don't feel even remotely bad for pirating XP. In my eyes MS owes me at least a free copy of Windows since it's because of their s**tty browser that I even need the OS in the first place (don't tell me to use ie4linux, it's unstable). the only thing I run on Windows is IE, and it's only so that I can make my sites work in their broken-ass browser...All I have to say is thank god for Parallels Desktop. I've been able to get rid of an old Win box I had around for IE. Now I've got my Gentoo box, a MacBook, and a Vista RC1 box in the closet (for now). Now I just have to try and get that Virtual PC WinXP image MS released working on Parallels (or VMWare, since they figured that out already) and I'll be able to start using IE7 ... I should probably be excited, but the thought of using IE is hardly entertaining.@shredwithpiks: Are you sure getting around validation checks and getting regular updates is easier than learning to use linux? ... i use linux all the time but i never once found out how to update my pirated XP... hence the recent purchase (plus I wanted that VPC image they released...).
Closed AccountDec 4, 2006
95%? You mean the other pc crap? Seriously, Apple has the best design team in the world. Are you kidding me?
wtf00Dec 4, 2006
arr!!
carzorstelatisDec 5, 2006
Copyright infringement is not piracy, buried as inaccurate.
ravisvfSep 2, 2007
Who wants Bulls**t(Vista) from Microsoft. I Love Open Source Softwares. Debian is a good release and works good for me. After all i am not a hardcore gamer to use Windows. For me, Only Gamers has to worry about microsoft's Piracy wars. If you are not gamer Then open source software is your destination for peace of mind.