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Thinkagain
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 Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:57 am Post subject: MICROSOFT 7 cheap FOR STUDENTS ONLY! |
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 yeeeah i just got pre ordered the latest microsoft OS for £30.00!
If your a UK student studying at university part time or full time, u can buy it for this discounted price. (even though im not at uni anymore i still have access to my uni email, lucky me eh lol  )
Anyway heres the link (theres other microsoft packages available for download aswell) :http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/studentoffer/
oh yeah, the US are offering similar deals for their students |
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nebula
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| Microsoft 7 torrent free yeah lol |
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Orwell
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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There's an even better student discount on Ubuntu.
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Keith
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Orwell wrote: | | There's an even better student discount on Ubuntu. |
Actually, Ubuntu isn't free... To get the first installation of it running, you need to use a CD or USB device. A CD costs about 10p (probably WAY less to make) Then there is the cost of the electricity to power your computer, and other bills on this line. But I hope you get the overall picture.
So, I suppose the point of this post is to say Ubuntu isn't free, but comes with a larger discount as compared to that offered by many companies such as Microsoft.
Just think how many CD's you can make with the Ubuntu distribution just to even ONE copy of Windows Seven the cheapest version (probably a meagre 32bit) |
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Orwell
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Keith wrote: | | Orwell wrote: | | There's an even better student discount on Ubuntu. |
Actually, Ubuntu isn't free... To get the first installation of it running, you need to use a CD or USB device. A CD costs about 10p (probably WAY less to make) Then there is the cost of the electricity to power your computer, and other bills on this line. But I hope you get the overall picture.
So, I suppose the point of this post is to say Ubuntu isn't free, but comes with a larger discount as compared to that offered by many companies such as Microsoft.
Just think how many CD's you can make with the Ubuntu distribution just to even ONE copy of Windows Seven the cheapest version (probably a meagre 32bit) |
You can have Canonical mail you a free CD. They'll even pay the postage.
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CloudWalker
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Orwell wrote: | | There's an even better student discount on Ubuntu. |
That is misleading! The discount isn't restricted to students. |
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pakled
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| Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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yeah..I heard they have a deal on a free copy for throwing something like a 'tupperware party' for System 7, but I don't have the details...
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CloudWalker
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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arr, I actually meant Ubuntu is free for all, not just students. My bad.
btw if you are student, all server versions of Windows are free on DreamSpark.
(2003 and 2008 are 32-bit only, 2008 R2 is 64-bit only) |
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Orwell
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| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:01 am Post subject: |
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| CloudWalker wrote: | arr, I actually meant Ubuntu is free for all, not just students. My bad.
btw if you are student, all server versions of Windows are free on DreamSpark.
(2003 and 2008 are 32-bit only, 2008 R2 is 64-bit only) |
And I have heard reports that Windows Server makes a decent desktop OS.
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Keith
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| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| Orwell wrote: | | You can have Canonical mail you a free CD. They'll even pay the postage. |
I forgot about that ...  |
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gamefreak
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| Sounds neat but I will have to agree with Orwell. |
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CloudWalker
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| Orwell wrote: | | And I have heard reports that Windows Server makes a decent desktop OS. |
Absolutely, the server version is usually smoother than the corresponding consumer version.
The only down side is that some programs simply refuse to run if they detected it's running on server OS. |
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DentArthurDent
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| Keith wrote: | | Orwell wrote: | | You can have Canonical mail you a free CD. They'll even pay the postage. |
I forgot about that ... |
You see, a Marxist distribution economy can work 
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Orwell
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| DentArthurDent wrote: | | Keith wrote: | | Orwell wrote: | | You can have Canonical mail you a free CD. They'll even pay the postage. |
I forgot about that ... |
You see, a Marxist distribution economy can work |
Canonical is losing money on Ubuntu. It's only still going because Shuttleworth is fueling it with his personal fortune.
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Thinkagain
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| Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Orwell wrote: | | There's an even better student discount on Ubuntu. |
ill check that out.... |
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