Comments on: Microsoft Readies Vista for Piracy Wars http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:10:59 -0500 hourly 1 By: Bob Jones http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-7156 Bob Jones Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:59:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/#comment-7156 Well, Piracy doesn't hit the MS bottom line that much - but a pissed off user base who flees the OS would, I have the feeling MS can't run the risk of alienating too many users. Well, Piracy doesn’t hit the MS bottom line that much – but a pissed off user base who flees the OS would, I have the feeling MS can’t run the risk of alienating too many users.

]]> By: Chuck Steel http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-6455 Chuck Steel Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:33:31 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/#comment-6455 "Big Redmond is again using the stick instead of the carrot to meet its bottom line" I'm curious what carrot you think Microsoft could offer to entice more users to pay for their software? I don't think that giving it away freely would work for a publicly traded large company that derives a significant portion of its revenue from software sales. “Big Redmond is again using the stick instead of the carrot to meet its bottom line”

I’m curious what carrot you think Microsoft could offer to entice more users to pay for their software? I don’t think that giving it away freely would work for a publicly traded large company that derives a significant portion of its revenue from software sales.

]]> By: Keith http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-6430 Keith Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:08:39 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/#comment-6430 I give it 2 weeks ( or less ) before some one cracks it. I give it 2 weeks ( or less ) before some one cracks it.

]]> By: Logan http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/comment-page-1/#comment-6416 Logan Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:18:09 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/microsoft-readies-vista-for-piracy-wars/#comment-6416 pew pew pew pew pew pew

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