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« Reply #15 on: 18 February 2003, 13:24 »
when i bought the laptop it came with windows ME.
when i bought the desktop it had winME installed on it, but i didn't get any install media and there was no way the cost of windows was included in the desktop's price at the cost i got it, so i suspect i've only paid for windows once. of course the first thing i did with that desktop was wipe windows.

i have got illegal copies of windows 98, windows 2000, office 97 and office 2000 but i don't have those installed anywhere and actually i don't even know where they are (so maybe i don't have them).
Oh yes! also i bought a copy of windows 3.11 and MSDOS 6.22 second hand for
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« Reply #16 on: 18 February 2003, 17:33 »
I got msdos6.22 and windows 95 floppy edition as presents. I also have a legitimate (but not payed for) copy of XP that came with a computer that never had it installed - the computer came with both 2k and xp so they chose 2k.  
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« Reply #17 on: 18 February 2003, 18:54 »
quote:
Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
I'd like to point out that if you've ever bought a computer with Windows preloaded on it then you are definitely paying Microsoft.


ok, untill i just bought my new laptop w/ winxp on it (which i wiped), i didn't buy anything from ms. all of my desktop computers have been built from scrap peices that i put together myself, and w/ no need to have windows
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« Reply #18 on: 18 February 2003, 20:51 »
i have never bought any microsoft product. My computer didnt come with an OS, in fact i dont think it came with a hard drive (i bought most the pieces and put it together myself). I havent bought much software myself at all. The last two pieces of software i bought came with books, Linux Max Security (comes with many apps) and C++ for Linux (comes with compilers and stuff on CD)
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« Reply #19 on: 19 February 2003, 00:34 »
Yea im in m0rs position, build my own. Say mac people? Can you build a mac as easy as a PC? didnt think so.

Of cource PC's really suck, because of there brand diversity, theres nothing worse then 6 million brands of broken hardware because they have to make it really cheap to compete.
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« Reply #20 on: 19 February 2003, 00:41 »
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Originally posted by Siplus: linux advocate:


ok, untill i just bought my new laptop w/ winxp on it (which i wiped), i didn't buy anything from ms. all of my desktop computers have been built from scrap peices that i put together myself, and w/ no need to have windows

might i add: www.windowsrefund.net
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« Reply #21 on: 19 February 2003, 19:42 »
Nope,

Never payed for a piece of M$ shit.  Then again, I'm running Win2k Adv. Server; so u do the math ;)

It's really not worth my money.  Come to think about it, I don't think I have ever seen a shrink wrapped copy of windoze.
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« Reply #22 on: 19 February 2003, 21:46 »
i had the pleasure of throwing almost two dozen Compaq OEM unopened copies of windows xp and 2000 in  the bin the other day. sadly it was only because the windows 20000 at work here gets installed via the network so they don't need the install media  :(
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« Reply #23 on: 19 February 2003, 22:22 »
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Originally posted by SAJChurchey:
Nope,

Never payed for a piece of M$ shit.  Then again, I'm running Win2k Adv. Server; so u do the math ;)

It's really not worth my money.  Come to think about it, I don't think I have ever seen a shrink wrapped copy of windoze.


So.. are you saying you like to run shit on your computer?

[ February 19, 2003: Message edited by: Linux User #5225982375 ]

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« Reply #24 on: 19 February 2003, 22:33 »
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Yea im in m0rs position, build my own. Say mac people? Can you build a mac as easy as a PC? didnt think so.

Of cource PC's really suck, because of there brand diversity, theres nothing worse then 6 million brands of broken hardware because they have to make it really cheap to compete.

i have never had a computer work as flawlessly as my mac. so i really dont care to build my own, it already works great. i do like the ability to build a pc from cheap parts, but thats the problem, they are cheap parts. now, i could spend the money and get quality parts, but i would spend just as much money on a mac. so why bother?
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« Reply #25 on: 19 February 2003, 23:48 »
Uh-huh. Yes, I have.
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« Reply #26 on: 28 February 2003, 01:28 »
proud to say I have never purchased MS software except the copy of w2k that came on my laptop only becauze i couldn't order it without an OS. Laptop now runs Redhat8.0
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« Reply #27 on: 2 March 2003, 06:23 »
Hi!
I once bought M$ office 2000 <hang my head in shame>
I haven't bought anything else since  ;)
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« Reply #28 on: 4 March 2003, 10:25 »
Your honor, I plead.... Guilty.

Yes, when I was 17 and stupid, I bought Pinball Arcade......

my win95.5 (98 install w/95 shell) is illegal as hell, no other MS components installed....
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« Reply #29 on: 4 March 2003, 17:14 »
I bought a PC that came with WinMe.  And I vow never to buy M$hit anything ever again, even if it comes with a PC.  But, i've also bought a Linux OS, so that saves me a little right?
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