All Versions of Windows Vista on One DVD
No one's going to hack this... nope... no way... sure...
Friday, September 22, 2006 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
When you go out to buy a copy of Windows Vista next year, regardless of what version you purchase, you'll receive a DVD that has every edition loaded on it and ready to go. The unlocking mechanism for which components will be installed is going to be the CD key that will either come affixed to your computer case, or attached the the manual. They're calling the system Windows Anytime Upgrade, where users can upgrade from their current version to a more powerful one just by purchasing and inputting a new CD key
Microsoft, when asked about the possibility of the unlock system being hacked, dismissed the idea saying that Vista is their most secure OS yet. Of course, whether or not the system is unhackable remains yet to be seen.
Reply #2 Friday, September 22, 2006 2:25 PM
| for one, manufacturing only one DVD is cheaper than one for each version |
The cost of creatign any number of DVD is insignificant. MS could probably buy a million DVD blanks for what it cost me for 500.
Reply #3 Friday, September 22, 2006 2:29 PM
Reply #4 Friday, September 22, 2006 2:53 PM
10 different version of what? Just make one edition and price it reasonably, and start selling family packs of licenses.
Reply #5 Friday, September 22, 2006 4:17 PM
I can understand some users wanting a family pack and its silly they don't add that into their thought processes. As for the price, its pretty good for an upgrade and since its good for at least 10 years after release, compared to other OSs that charge money...$249 is a good deal. Now I know someone might bring up the point that Apple charges $129 for a single user license, but keep in mind that with OSX it tends to run $129 per year give or take 6 months.
Compare $249 for 5-10 years to $129 semiannually to biannually.
Reply #6 Friday, September 22, 2006 6:06 PM
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Reply #10 Saturday, September 23, 2006 12:54 PM
I believe after some time of Vista launch .. MS will start whining about piracy !!!
Reply #11 Saturday, September 23, 2006 9:44 PM
| MS will start whining about piracy !!! |
Start????????? They ALWAYS WILL AND ALWAYS HAVE!!!!
Seriously though they are setting themselves up for every hacker in the world to obtain Vista Ultimate.......
I guess some college idiot(s) think(s) they are impenetrable...NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Speedy
Reply #12 Sunday, September 24, 2006 9:11 PM
It is, Novell already do this with SuSE Enterprise Desktop
Reply #13 Sunday, September 24, 2006 10:00 PM
From a manufacturing view point (of which I am intimately aquainted), it is much easier to set up the machinery to run one part, than to run a number of parts. A good move on Microsoft's part if you think of millions of that one part being manufactured. They will probably save millions of dollars in manufacturing costs during the full life-cycle of Vista DVD production.
As for whether the OS keys can be hacked easier on one disc - I doubt any method of manufacturing is going to stop the inevitable pirating of the software. I am sure Microsoft is fully aware of this fact due to their being in business for quite a while now. Assuming they have a bunch of unintelligent people working for them is unrealistic.
This would seem to provide some relief from the cost of production vs. the cost of lost revenue due to pirates, as well as providing an easy upgrade to potential customers.
Personally, I could give a rip about pirates. I will purchase the new OS as soon as it becomes available simply because I have tested both my notebook (2005 model) and newly custom built desktop (Sept. 2006) with the RC1 and have found a lot to look forward to. RC1 ran fine on both machines, and assuming the third party hardware/software providers offer updated drivers and software support for Vista, life should be good.
It seems to me that Microsoft has been paying attention to the graphic's part of the customization community (shown in their use of reflections, glass effects, and overall improvement in the graphic quality), and that it will shortly be upon the third party developers to deliver the proper drivers and update patches so that users do not have to purchase all new hardware and software to use the new OS.
Reply #14 Monday, September 25, 2006 1:26 AM
However, given the savings in manufacuring, MS should consider passing on those savings to the consumer and lowering the price to one that is more reasonable/affordable for the average PC user. I've read it in umpteen articles where it has been said that many PC users are somewhat iffy about Vista....well when they see the prices they're gonna be even more iffy and stick with XP.
It has also been said that many who upgrade to Vista will only do so by buying a new system with it pre-installed, rather than purchase the disc, but what I see happening there is price hikes in the hardware accomodating the higher priced OS. Sure, System manufacturers will get Vista for much less than the average consumer, but charging higher prices for the newest technology is the name of the game....get in at twice the price before the novelty wears off.
A wise person once said that it's easier to get a dollar from a million people than it is to get a million dollars from one person, and MS should be considering this thought prior to Vista hitting the shelves. After testing beta 2 and RC1, I quite like Vista and will eventually purchase it, but I've heard plenty of people saying: "Vista, not at those (insert expletive) prices!".....and it is precisely that sentiment that will encourage Vista piracy, mass intallation of illegal copies.
Sure Vista's development has come at huge expense, but if MS doesn't reconsider its high price tag, they're gonna miss the boat on this one...average users who just dabble a bit simply won't fork out for it, and many businesses won't be able to justify the costs involved in upgrading (hardware & software) to accomodate Vista when XP or 2000 adequately serves their needs .
Reply #15 Saturday, October 14, 2006 8:03 PM
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Reply #1 Friday, September 22, 2006 2:22 PM
P.S. Apparently "unhackable" is not a proper word according to the google spellchecker - you'd think they'd be more in the 21st century when it comes to words.