Windows 8 Milestone 2 already compiled

[Agnostic Bear]

Server 2008 R2 was RTM the same time W7 went RTM.

2008 base was much later than Vista. The update is an update not a fresh release.

[Moh]

Even though Windows 7 was a lot better than Vista, it should have been a free upgrade from Vista to W7, especially when MS admitted that W7 was how Vista was suppose to be.

I wont be upgrading to W8 until I'm forced due to software compatibility

[Recursion]

Even though Windows 7 was a lot better than Vista, it should have been a free upgrade from Vista to W7, especially when MS admitted that W7 was how Vista was suppose to be.

I wont be upgrading to W8 until I'm forced due to software compatibility

Really though, you could say the same about OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. Just sayin'

[Moh]

Really though, you could say the same about OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard. Just sayin'

Yeah, but that's apple

[Jam]

Snow Leopard was £29 (£39?), nowhere near the £100 they're charging for 7.

[xxMATTGxx]

Snow Leopard was £29 (£39?), nowhere near the £100 they're charging for 7.

Windows 7 was cheap before it was released and was also very cheap to students.

[Oleh]

Once its on MSDN ill be paying £3 for it same as 7. No £100 costs for a operating system for moi

[Stephen!]

I won't be paying anything. Praise Uni MSDNAA!

It baffles me why they don't include Microsoft office, though... It's an academic account and they think students won't need to use Word??

[GommeInc]

You mean the Windows Key + Tab? Or is the rotating Windows feature something completely different.

Yep, that one They went crazy advertising that, and had it in the short cut area of the taskbar by default in Vista. They seemed to of not bothered hyping it up in Windows 7, even though it is just a novelty item

Snow Leopard was £29 (£39?), nowhere near the £100 they're charging for 7.

£30 is a lot for what is technically an equivalent to a Windows Service Pack update Also, Windows 7 Home Premium was £69 for the Upgrade Version. The full version was a lot more, but the upgrade version could sneakingly be used for the same thing anyway.

[xxMATTGxx]

Yep, that one They went crazy advertising that, and had it in the short cut area of the taskbar by default in Vista. They seemed to of not bothered hyping it up in Windows 7, even though it is just a novelty item


£30 is a lot for what is technically an equivalent to a Windows Service Pack update Also, Windows 7 Home Premium was £69 for the Upgrade Version. The full version was a lot more, but the upgrade version could sneakingly be used for the same thing anyway.

Yeah they didn't really show that off or not at all. More showing the new features of Windows 7 such as the Windows snap and so on! I know you could like get the full version of Home Premium for the £50* before it was released from places like ebuyer or something.

* = Not 100% on price.

Edit: I meant released.