Vista Sales Slow? It's Those Darn Pirates!
Because the software pirates would otherwise purchase Vista...
Monday, February 19, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Last week we mentioned that Microsoft was backing away from sales forecasts that it's now calling "aggressive" for Windows Vista through 2008. A lot of people marked slow sales up to a combination of hardware and software support lagging, and the lack of compelling reasons to move away from Windows XP considering how stable of an OS it has become in the last 5 years.
However, it seems Microsoft sees the issue a bit differently.
In the same call last week with analysts saying that estimates on sales were overly aggressive, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says one way to improve sales is to tighten the screws on pirates through strengthening of the Windows Genuine Advantage protection system. Claiming "Piracy reduction can be a source of Windows revenue growth..."
Specifically mentioned, was targeting emerging markets in Asia, currently hotbeds for software piracy.
The question is, will making it harder to pirate encourage more sales? Or will these protections just prove a minor annoyance that will just take a little while longer for hackers to overcome? And what will be the cost to legal users who find themselves having to prove their "legal" copies to Microsoft in the future?
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Reply #42 Friday, February 23, 2007 8:23 PM
arrr, us pirates be gettin' blamed fur all sorts'a stuff arrr.... It not be out fault Vista don't come wit free rum arrr
Vista be runnin' fine 'ere on t'owd Black Pig an' ne'er a Revenue man in sight.
So eat, drink an' be merry yer scurvy lot, arrr... 
Reply #43 Friday, February 23, 2007 8:38 PM
If that's the case I'll probably score it at around 300.....[people like me] [silly twits]...
Reply #44 Friday, February 23, 2007 8:50 PM
probably pity for the surgically attached hat and ear-phones
Reply #45 Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:43 AM
That us be orright....that thar Bill oughta drop e's prices so's scurvy landlubbers don' need ta go 'round nickin' it n' callin' 'emselves pirates. They bain't be pirates, no sir....nuffin' as honourable as that. Nope, they juss be common thieves wot 'as no right tarrin' emsrlves wiv our brush..
Got mine for $305 (with discount)....but a shortage of Vista OEM's in OZ has seen some retailers hiking up prices.
Reply #46 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:37 AM
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Reply #41 Friday, February 23, 2007 8:03 PM
A Vid card here, more RAM there..whatever the case may be...
A few months back I did just that. I have a P4 2.8 GHZ IBM PC. I had 256 mb's of ram that I upgraded to 1gb. I bought a RadeonX 1600 Pro graphics card because it was the highest end card I could get for my price range and an AGP connection. Then I sat back and waited for Vista to be released while I saved up again. I picked up an OEM copy of Vista Ultimate for around $200 and I couldn't be happier with it.
You hit the nail on the head. It's fun being the only kid on the block with the latest OS from M$. It's also pretty to look at. lol