Countdown for people trying to get legit copies of Win 7 before RC expires

[The Fake Shemp]

How many of you guys are out of luck?

[Mupepe]

I'm fucked!

I'm going back down to XP tonight until I go buy Ultimate this weekend.

[demi]

You guys dont have MSDN hookups?

[Mupepe]

Are PS3's running Windows 7 RC too??

[WrikaWrek]

People actually buy Windows? I thought it was an urban legend.

[Flannel Boy]

People actually buy Windows? I thought it was an urban legend.

Makes you wonder how Microsoft managed to get so big.

[chronovore]

I don't even understand the thread title. "RC" is release candidate, isn't it? Aren't there already millions of copies of Win7 out in the wild?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

The "RC" was free for people to install and test, but the pay-the-piper timer expires this week.

"RC" was build 7100, retail was build 7600. It's mostly trivial cosmetic changes between the two but they're absolutely different versions.

[Flannel Boy]

People actually buy Windows? I thought it was an urban legend.

Makes you wonder how Microsoft managed to get so big.

Selling licences to PC manufacturers and companies I think.

I think MS manages to sell a few retail copies.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1079

January 6th, 2008
Microsoft: 100 million copies of Vista sold at retail

Microsoft has announced a new sales milestone for Windows Vista: 100 million retail copies sold.

Probably zero in Europe though.

[Herr Mafflard]

People actually buy Windows? I thought it was an urban legend.

Makes you wonder how Microsoft managed to get so big.

Selling licences to PC manufacturers and companies I think.

yeah I remember Alan Sugar lambasting Microsoft because he had to pay "fifty-quid" for every machine he built with Windows inside.

I was like 'wtf!?' - it can't really be that much!

anyway, whatever happened to Amstrad LOL

[recursivelyenumerable]

As a fan of Groundhog Day, I see no need to do this.  Wouldn't it be cool if you could get a fresh start on your life every two hours?

[M3wThr33]

I paid $25 for Windows 7 Professional. Totally worth it to not worry about cracks for the next 4 years.

[The Fake Shemp]

I will say, the retail version of Windows 7 is even better than the release candidate.