Decaflon

Alday:

Yea you are right to an extent. Microsoft does claim this every-time around, I do believe this time is going to be a little different. SOME of the cracked releases are great. Most don't work especially the WGA fixes, They still don't validate and MS is looking for valid Keys. Now if Vista's key doesn't validate, Vista will stop working all together, It will be interesting to see how the cracking community will find a way around this, I'm sure they will, but it is going to create a LOT of annoyances for users running Pirated versions of Vista. One thing about MS and their previous versions of Windows is it really takes them years to actually finalize it thanks to "Service Packs" These are going to be unobtainable through MS with Pirated versions of MS and the cracked versions might install, but Vista is developed to recognize them and stop working. It just seems like a cycle of annoyances not worth under the 200$ price tag for the ultimate version of Vista. Not to mention pirated MS apps like Office are developed to stop working under vista as well.

From what I read, Vista is going to be pretty hard to "Pirate", pirated XP versions are already difficult to update to the point where Microsoft requires the installation of the GDI Tool, even with the Microsoft Windows Validation cracks floating around they still don't work when it comes to Microsoft validation your KEY, The only way to install IE7 and WMP11 on a Pirated Version of XP is to download a cracked version from a torrent site or IRC and risk the chance of packaged Viruses/Spyware that are ever growing in these distros. Vista is going to be the same way, except for they will include a requirement for KEY validations to obtain all quick fixes and service packs, good luck with those pirated versions of Vista, Better hope you aren't sharing a Key that Microsoft reveals as exploited.

Read: PC World's Article on the Uselessness of Pirated Vista.

Just one of the MANY sites exlcuding Microsoft's own that explains in more detail.

I will try to wait as long as possible... Soon as I can afford it I will get a Mac.

Hitler. Because if he was still alive he would probably be a supporter of spyware.

Wordpress for myself. I have done a couple projects with PostNuke, But boy is that a pain and I don't reccomend it.

The words Windows, Home and Server go together about as much as oil and water.

Ozone42: "I really think it's a horrible idea to bind to ANY provider. All the american providers are horrible as far as customer service." If all the American providers offer horrible service, it doesn't matter if they bind or not. Even if you choose one on your own, it would have horrible serivce. I think it has already been clearly explained why Apple chose Cingular.

Sometimes "Cellular Service" conversations are as annoying as political debates. I'm sure that most of us on here that have had a cellphone for over 7 years have cycled through atleast the top service providers, Cingular, Verizon, T-mobile and Sprint . The thing is, it always seems that whatever provider someone has chosen at that time always seems to be the "Best". The fact is, they all are pretty much the same, they have the same packages, and there are a few things that one provider might be better at, or more supportive over than the next. If Apple would have chosen Verizon, people would be posting "Why did they go with Verizon? Verizon sucks!"

My 2 cents
-Michael

This might sound weird, But the only issue I have experienced with FireFox 2.0 is scrolling. It seems to be choppy. When It happens I immediatly try the same site/page in Opera and or IE. Everything is fine. I find that if I change themes it works fine, atleast for a little while. Any ideas?

Is it just me, Or is that thing the ugliest thing ever?

Dual-boot Ubuntu/XP Pro. In a pinch I will boot Knoppix Live.