To: dayglored
Why would conservatives on a conservative site expect a private business to give them anything for free?
It’s an operating system, made by a company that needs to make a profit or die. Naturally they’d sell it. The fact that a genuine user of an older operating system can get the latest for free is a very good deal!
Those who have pirated copies shouldn’t get a good deal, should they?
5 posted on
05/18/2015 4:50:13 PM PDT by
Alas Babylon!
(As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
To: Alas Babylon!
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Those who have pirated copies shouldn’t get a good deal, should they? If Microsoft were to give the pirates a break, it would only be in the hopes of reducing the number of "cracked" malware-laden copies that comprise the many botnets of infected machines.
I was surprised enough that they would give away an upgrade to legit customers. I would never expect they'd give it away to pirates.
15 posted on
05/18/2015 5:12:41 PM PDT by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: Alas Babylon!
Stalman said software should be free.
18 posted on
05/18/2015 5:16:04 PM PDT by
Paladin2
To: Alas Babylon!
Why would conservatives on a conservative site expect a private business to give them anything for free? It’s an operating system, made by a company that needs to make a profit or die. Naturally they’d sell it. The fact that a genuine user of an older operating system can get the latest for free is a very good deal! Those who have pirated copies shouldn’t get a good deal, should they? Correct.
35 posted on
05/18/2015 6:15:32 PM PDT by
daniel1212
(Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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