When are you going to buy Microsoft new os?

[Jedi Master Tofu]

So, when are you going to get it? Personally, I think its not not worth it so I voted "eventually".

[SirNuke]

College discount represent.  I can get copies of Windows XP Pro for $10 (or free if I want to download an ISO), and I believe they will be selling Vista for the same price a few months after it gets released.

 

Oddly enough, the ISO download is a full version, despite the fact that you probably already have windows if you are downloading and burning an ISO.

 

 

Back to Vista, if not for DirectX 10, I wouldn't waste my $10.

 

If I wasn't getting the discount, I wouldn't jump.  I use Linux for most things non-gaming, and it's not worth the $200ish Vista will cost.

[Controller]

ill most likey get once they have gotten most of the bugs out of it and when it goes cheaper(any one want to bet on when that will be?)

[Ghostly_Substance]

Either when I get back from Europe or sometimes in the distant future. Well that is unless I happen to get a free copy some how.

[DragonShadow]

I will when I feel the need to get a new computer...which won't be for quite a long time, lol. ;D

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Hmm personally I don't know.

Probably when applications and games will start requiring it.

I'd like first to have a chance to test it and then perhaps eventually buy it.

Do you know how and where to get a trial one???

[Controller]

you can pay about 20US$(i think it 20 it might be more) for the beta of it. and the only game that i know will require it will be halo 2*starts to mumble about how evil micro$oft is for only have halo 2 for their new OS*

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Hey I am in Europe. I wonder how many euros will be needed.

I hope to see something free. I don't want to pay for a trial which probably even doesn't have all the options on.

[Controller]

no it does its a beta of the ultimate package with everything enabled other then that there will be no trial cause microsoft has never needed one

[Grand Admiral Thrawn 889]

NEVER or when they take XP off the market all the games are optimised for XP.

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Oh ok.Thx

And if all games are now optimized for Xp i suppose they will all run on Vista.

[Jedi Master Tofu]

Oh ok.Thx

And if all games are now optimized for Xp i suppose they will all run on Vista.

 

 

Unless Vista has a completley different base or core or whatever, it might...will directX10 run on xp?

[Evaders99]

No, Vista and DirectX 10 are being designed together. DirectX 10 will not work in XP.

 

Thus for people wanting to buy a new system (esp gamers), you should really wait until DirectX 10 video cards come out on the market.

[Guest]

i will when i get a new computer

[Popcorn2008]

So far im just going to use the Beta version I got until later 2007 and then buy the real thing, unless I feel the need upgrade, XP seems to be good enough for me.

[Mikan Cyclone]

For me, DX10 compatible card first, then this.  The only reason I WOULD want Vista is Halo 2 PC