Dude-I have VISTA Ultimate 64 since it came out and still using it
Sorry dude, but I can't read your mind. I will however assume from that statement that you got it through Technet.
so after the year is up, how much will MS want to renew it?
I know it sounds like I'm being picky, but I only care about the OSes. I hate MS and only use their shit when I absosmurfly have to.
I can get a copy of Vista Ultimate for around $100 new and fully licensed - no upgrade or one time install bs. I figure it will be at least a year before the first W7 service patch comes out and by then I can probably upgrade for $50-100. Right now I only have 2 machines and on one I'm happy to run XP forever. If I set up a third machine, then it becomes worthwhile looking to subscription arrangements. That's why I know the pricing on the basic MSDN OS-only subscription - $800 first year, $600 to renew.
So if the renewal is going to be priced anything like MSDN, then it's just not worth it to me.