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Skriven 2006-10-14 03:50:00 av CHARLES ANGELICH (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ROBERT FOWLER
Ärende: Re: Vista anti-piracy
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Hello Robert - 

AZ>> In my computer lab, we've recently transitioned from
AZ>> all-Win98SE to nearly all Win2000 systems... (some of the
AZ>> systems have WinXP licenses, but not all-- and I can use a
AZ>> single image on all of them, despite minor hardware
AZ>> differences, so I chose to go with running Win2000 on the
AZ>> XP-licensed systems to simplify maintenance, and to have
AZ>> all systems looking and acting the same). 

CA>> And to avoid the necessity to "validate" each XP install
CA>> if any hardware requires replacement, I understand. :-) 

RF> That's not an issue where corporate licensing is involved. 

I may be misunderstanding Alan but it seems he gets systems one
at a time and relies on the individual OEM licensing that came
with the machine when it was originally purchased so where do
you get "corporate licensing" in that? 

CA>> This is why quite a few businesses continue to use W2K and
CA>> this is what may hurt Vista more than M$ expects it to. 

RF> Disagree. W2K is a true business product. It has, among
RF> other features the ability to join a domain, which lends
RF> itself immediately to networking as a workstation in the
RF> corporate environment, in conjunction with 2003 Server. 

As a reply to what I have typed the above makes absolutely NO
sense whatsoever. 

RF> XP is the successor to the 9X/ME line, or a true home
RF> product. XP Home cannot join a domain. XP Pro can, and has
RF> also been used as a workstation, but probably with little
RF> advantage over W2K, other than its ability to run software
RF> that won't run on W2K. 

RF> Whether MS intends to keep the business and home lines
RF> separate, or blend them is unclear at this point AFAIK (I
RF> am aware that Longhorn Server is scheduled to replace 2003
RF> Server), but Vista appears to be another home targeted
RF> product. 

Not sure where you get your information or why you feel the
need to "define" Vista here but you are obviously lost. 

AZ>> Along the way, I found quite a few installed programs that
AZ>> wouldn't run on the WIN2000 systems... a bunch of game
AZ>> demos in particular, from a variety of developers. (I
AZ>> allow kids to come in to play games after school-- but
AZ>> control what sorts of games are available. No virtual
AZ>> bloodshed in school). 

CA>> I don't play games on my computer and have no knowledge of
CA>> what works and/or does not work for game playing on a PC. 

RF> Suffice it to say that the hardware (especially video) is
RF> quite demanding, and would be pretty much wasted on
RF> anything intended to be used as a workstation in a
RF> corporate setting. 

AZ>> The loss of games like EA's NHL2000 Demo (Win98 only) was
AZ>> balanced out by the ability to run newer versions-- in
AZ>> this case, the NHL2002 Demo... but the poor graphics card
AZ>> (NVidia Vanta) on our new systems keep us from being able
AZ>> to install most current versions. 

CA>> Unfortunate? 

RF> If you want computer games, W2K is not your OS. 

I will concede to your greater expertise at game playing on
computers. 

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