Where to buy an OS...

MilitantB0B · 2003-11-04, 10:31 PM

I need to find a good (read, cheaper) source to buy windows XP from. The best price I have been able to find is 91 dollars for XP home, anybody have a nice little source they wanna share?

AztecWarrior · 2003-11-04, 10:50 PM

Don't get Home. I heard it's very user-friendly (read: dumbed down to attract rednecks and Mac users). You can't format without Microsoft's permission with Home.

I have XP Professional. I got it for...er...I'd like to use the 5th Amendment here.

MilitantB0B · 2003-11-04, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

Don't get Home. I heard it's very user-friendly (read: dumbed down to attract rednecks and Mac users). You can't format without Microsoft's permission with Home.

I have XP Professional. I got it for...er...I'd like to use the 5th Amendment here.

I know, I know, home sucks, but its for clients, and most of them are rednecks and/or mac users, so its perfect.

If anybody can tell me their sources for OS's, that doesn't involve incrimenating themselves, please do.

Sputty · 2003-11-04, 11:06 PM

Home is cheaper and more stable so

NoSurrender · 2003-11-04, 11:21 PM

www.newegg.com and click on software. its 94 but its newegg

Daleon · 2003-11-05, 09:37 AM

Well if you work in retail any place that sells MS products, which if you sell systems and have your own business it probably counts. You can fill out a bunch of surveys and get MS products cheap. WindowsXP use to be there, not sure if it still is or not.

http://retail.microsoft.com/retail/t...ail%2Ftraining

Rbstr · 2003-11-05, 10:19 PM

you can get a full OEM version of XP home for $90 at www.ajump.com but you need to buy a pices of comp hardware with it

MilitantB0B · 2003-11-05, 10:53 PM

Anybody know if there is a way to just buy liscences? I keep building comps for fun and profit (mostly profit) and one of the things cutting into my profit margin the most is having to buy a copy of windows XP for 90 bucks a pop on each computer. Anybody know if there is a way to just buy the numbers needed for legit operation, but still using the same cd, and hopefully saving money?

Rbstr · 2003-11-05, 10:58 PM

There is a way but i do not know how to go about that, its normaly done with companies with lots of computers so they don't have to buy so many disks as that 3$ - 5$ increase adds up.

EDIT vistit their website to see if you can find out i'd be interested in that tow as i do the same thing, but i think that selling computers with Windows on it without their consent (and royalty most likely) may be a violition of some kind of law, i remember seeing that somewere.

MilitantB0B · 2003-11-06, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by Rbstr

but i think that selling computers with Windows on it without their consent (and royalty most likely) may be a violition of some kind of law, i remember seeing that somewere.

I kinda thought that, but as long as I manly do it small time, I don't think I'll get pinched. Oh well.

NoSurrender · 2003-11-06, 08:40 PM

u can buy lincenses separetly. The thing is they are the same price AND its MSRP price 2.

sutserikeru · 2003-11-06, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Sputty

Home is cheaper and more stable so

true, but it sucks

sutserikeru · 2003-11-06, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by MilitantB0B

I need to find a good (read, cheaper) source to buy windows XP from. The best price I have been able to find is 91 dollars for XP home, anybody have a nice little source they wanna share?

i got my XP Pro from my uncle, who in-turn got it from his work for free

Rbstr · 2003-11-06, 11:11 PM

i use XP home, its far better than all the other os's i've used including 2k pro, but it does lack some secrity features but nothing i would realy ever use, its also misses remote desktop stuff.

Daleon · 2003-11-06, 11:53 PM

Well I work for a MS Partner, so anything MS I get monthly in a book of cds or can download from net anytime heh.