Microsoft closes public beta of Windows Vista RC2 and limits final Vista license

zekrahminator · Oct 13, 2006

The Windows Vista development team wants to thank everyone who participated in the famous Customer Preview Program, and definitely wants to emphasize that every comment received helps make Windows Vista better. However, the CPP is officially closed. The Vista development team reached their goal of 200,000 downloads in just about 72 hours. However, the Vista development team has also released some critical information about the license of the final operating system. The end user is only allowed to move Vista once (from one computer to another) before that user has to buy a completely new copy of Windows Vista. The Windows Vista development team has also decided to change the 90 day express warranty to 1 year.

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Seany1212 · Oct 13, 2006

sod that, that sucks, since XP has been out i've had about 3-4 mobos and cpus, so microsuck are now telling me i have to spend X amount on my mobo and cpu, then the ridiculous price they're charging for vista AGAIN?! :mad:

Lt_JWS · Oct 13, 2006

im screwed then... i change hardware monthly lol guess i'l be sticking to XP

Leon2ky · Oct 13, 2006

That policy will be yanked or there will be a way to get around it, no doubt in my mind. Microsoft is seriously punching themselves in the balls now.

wazzledoozle · Oct 13, 2006

I need to make a "pirate vista" banner.

Azn Tr14dZ · Oct 13, 2006

recently I've been changing hardware, and everytime I've had to call MS to re-activate my key, hopefully I can still do that to Vista. If not, they better take that policy out.

lemonadesoda · Oct 13, 2006

Although I'm a legal owner of XP, the need to constantly "reactivate" forced me to use a volume-license serial (which I got from a hack site!). Sad, but true.

xylomn · Oct 13, 2006

This sucks, I'm pretty sure they'll be stopped from doing that especially here in europe, I find it hard that they'll be allowed to stop people from using a product they have paid for.

By the way you say 'move' vista from one computer to another, so if something goes horribly wrong with the OS, it can't be repaired and you need to reformat and install does this count or not coz technically you aint moving the OS

wazzledoozle · Oct 13, 2006

Azn Tr14dZ said:
recently I've been changing hardware, and everytime I've had to call MS to re-activate my key, hopefully I can still do that to Vista. If not, they better take that policy out.

This is different from activation, this means if you change your mobo twice then Vista will stop working until you buy a new copy. Fuck Microsoft.

Agility · Oct 14, 2006

Which company doesn't love to eat money? Espically from M$

Jimmy 2004 · Oct 14, 2006

Damn... didn't download it in time. Going to have to look around the web for it.

Edit: can't find a download link and torrenting is capped on my connection... think I'll just get rid of Vista now.

Agility · Oct 14, 2006

Don't bother about Vista. Stick to XP.

Jimmy 2004 · Oct 14, 2006

Perhaps we should make a "boycott vista" banner as well as the "pirate vista" one Wazz suggested?

Agility · Oct 14, 2006

Jimmy 2004 said:
Perhaps we should make a "boycott vista" banner as well as the "pirate vista" one Wazz suggested?

I'm looking forward

overcast · Oct 14, 2006

Except when all the DX10 games start rolling out, and you all install it anyhow. If you're a gamer, I would love to see you boycott Vista down the road, I really would.

Jimmy 2004 · Oct 14, 2006

overcast said:
Except when all the DX10 games start rolling out, and you all install it anyhow. If you're a gamer, I would love to see you boycott Vista down the road, I really would.

I'm expect DX10 on XP will be possible if people want it badly enough. Anyway, it would only be a boycott untill they alter the license. I don't expect any boycott to work because as you say, too many people would give in, but if they didn't M$ might be swayed.

Makaveli · Oct 14, 2006

MS will make sure DX10 won't run on XP.
So you will be out of luck!

overcast · Oct 14, 2006

Jimmy 2004 said:
I'm expect DX10 on XP will be possible if people want it badly enough. Anyway, it would only be a boycott untill they alter the license. I don't expect any boycott to work because as you say, too many people would give in, but if they didn't M$ might be swayed.

For Microsoft to be swayed by any type of boycott, it would have to be on the OEM level. Do you honestly think they give a shit about a small percentage of enthusiasts? They make all their money from businesses and oem manufacturers. Not individuals. Now I agree , that their entire licensing scheme sucks. But I also realize , that this is a direct effect from millions of pirated copies of their software being distributed over the years. You want to play, you have to pay. It's not like they began with this scheme with their very first OS.

They have every right to protect their property, of course their are better ways than other to go about it.

strick94u · Oct 14, 2006

zekrahminator said:
The end user is only allowed to move Vista once (from one computer to another) before that user has to buy a completely new copy of Windows Vista. The Windows Vista development team has also decided to change the 90 day express warranty to 1 year.

Source: Windows Vista team blog on TechNet

Yes Microsoft at its best see in the last 3 months I have done 5 major changes on my pc and reformated at least 7 times I would have been bent to the curb by microshaft Thanks for your trust Bill Gates Now you show us the real you again

strick94u · Oct 14, 2006

russianboy said:
you live near them. go to the building and put a pipe bomb there.

Reminder:

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Jimmy 2004 · Oct 15, 2006

overcast said:
They have every right to protect their property, of course their are better ways than other to go about it.

Yes, but should they have the right to 'expire' our software when we upgrade a PC? At the end of the day, if I were to buy Vista (which I have no intention of doing so) then I would expect to be able to use one copy of it at a time on any PC. It's like films... you don't expect to buy a different film for every TV you want to watch it on. If I get Vista it won't be coming out of my pocket, I know that much.

xylomn · Oct 15, 2006

Jimmy 2004 said:
Yes, but should they have the right to 'expire' our software when we upgrade a PC? At the end of the day, if I were to buy Vista (which I have no intention of doing so) then I would expect to be able to use one copy of it at a time on any PC. It's like films... you don't expect to buy a different film for every TV you want to watch it on. If I get Vista it won't be coming out of my pocket, I know that much.

exactly, if we pay for the software we should be allowed to install it as many times as we want (on the same computer upgraded or not as long as its only on one PC at a time that should be fine).

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