would you buy longhorn (windows 2005/6)

dragon · 12-10-2004, 07:21

i would only buy the new windows thats coming out if it wasnt ridden with all this DRM crap that they are talking about.....

unless they make it really cheap and software really cheap only way id be willing to accept it having DRM.

If they get to control what apps will run then they gotta make their apps cheap i mean like 20quid for office.

if they riddle it with DRM then i guess i'll either get a mac or go to linux

Matthew · 12-10-2004, 07:26

What is DRM?

Richard M · 12-10-2004, 07:29

I'd buy it because it's going to be 64-bit and I'm looking forward to using the full capabilities of my CPU.

EDIT: DRM is Digital Rights Management, usually refers to a form of copyright protection and ensures that media can only be played on one machine with the correct license.

12-10-2004, 07:52

I won't be buying it. I won't be buying XP either. 2000 Pro all the way for me

Stephen · 12-10-2004, 08:13

I may do. Having tried it out, it looks a lot different but there are a lot of things that don't actually work yet.

skyblueheroes · 12-10-2004, 08:40

Yep.

Tricky · 12-10-2004, 08:48

Expected to see this in the humor thread!

I'll buy it but only to keep within support - so about 18 months after release - I'll then only upgrade once XP goes out of extended support which I have access too

Florence · 12-10-2004, 17:38

Would rather go Linux!

dragon · 12-10-2004, 18:02

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Originally Posted by leggom

What is DRM?

Drm digital rights management

means they can control what runs how many computers it runs on how many times u can copy it or somit.

ZrByte · 12-10-2004, 18:06

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Originally Posted by Kits

Would rather go Linux!

I think once XP becomes obsolete (About 6 years time?) I'll do the same, Linux is so nice to use but I can't be bothered learning some of the more complex features at the moment to justify the switch. Basicly I'll let microsoft force my hand on this one, there is no way im going with an OS with features like DRM.

dragon · 12-10-2004, 18:45

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Originally Posted by ZrByte

I think once XP becomes obsolete (About 6 years time?) I'll do the same, Linux is so nice to use but I can't be bothered learning some of the more complex features at the moment to justify the switch. Basicly I'll let microsoft force my hand on this one, there is no way im going with an OS with features like DRM.

know what u mean, played with linux a few times and its a nice os but installing things can be a real nightmare dependancys are hell.

Chris W · 12-10-2004, 19:06

i will probably upgrade to it one day, but if past experiences are anything to go on then it will take m$ a long time to plug all of the security holes and get it stable.

If i am satisfied that longhorn is worth paying out for then i will do, but from what i have seen so far, apart from winFS i haven't seen great differences between xp and longhorn.

12-10-2004, 19:11

Satisfied with Windows XP thankyou.

May consider it when most software specifications require it installed.

Gareth · 12-10-2004, 19:29

Nope... don't want to and don't plan to. Of course, the missus really wears the trousers in our house, and she may decide otherwise, but, personally I'd much rather dump Windows and use Linux permanently.

Tezcatlipoca · 12-10-2004, 19:30

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Originally Posted by monkeybreath

If i am satisfied that longhorn is worth paying out for then i will do, but from what i have seen so far, apart from winFS i haven't seen great differences between xp and longhorn.

Yeah. I think M$ have also said that some of the features which were going to be "Longhorn only" will actually be made available for XP too, so XP should have a bit more life left in it.