On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:50:54 -0000, HastaLavista <nomail@nomail.ru> wrote:


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> All those that are now crying "piracy" - msft should have done better
> and release rtm to all folks, not only for "choosen stuff" aka
> enterprise,msdn etc.
> What's wrong to offer a pay per download. Not everone has needs for
> physical media and shiny retail boxes at all .
> And rethink the price-policy for vista than I am sure, there would not
> be this problem at all or in fact, not so much as it is by now.
>
> Take realistic 50 USD per HomeEdition Basic and all would be ok.
>
> prices and release policies as by now will make vista and cracks the
> most downlaoded files in the world. Realistic.
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I would agree with this part, if Microsoft does want to seriously combat
piracy, sell direct without shiny boxes and pressed media and fat-cat
middlemen, pass ALL the savings onto the consumer.

Nobody wants to fight WGA, if Vista direct-download was priced realisticly
so MS made a reasonable price, and the tech savvy consumer saved a wedge,
they would simply buy it, and not bother with the risk and hassle of dodgy
cracks..

This has been my major gripe with MS, Vista is highly priced, but MS get a
pittance for it, as 4 levels of distributuion have to cream off the
profits... Sell direct.. Combat piracy...