Why pay for Windows 8?

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I just bought a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520.
I got Windows 7 Home Basics. I also got an upgrade offer. I can upgrade to Windows 8 in just Rs 699. Here's the simple question:
I can easily get fully activated Windows 8 from any torrent site, my friends have alredy downloaded it. Why should I spend Rs 700 on getting a Windows 8 when I get it for free?

Here, read this: Copyright infringement of software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

erm...maybe coz its pirating? u should pay for the stuff u own?

IMO you didn't read the forum rules!! Let Mods take care of it!

Its like this, there is no shopkeeper in a store or he is too busy to notice you, you can pick up a packet of chips and run like hell, or you can pay for it, let you moral compass guide you.

MamuMogambo said:
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520.
I got Windows 7 Home Basics. I also got an upgrade offer. I can upgrade to Windows 8 in just Rs 699. Here's the simple question:
I can easily get fully activated Windows 8 from any torrent site, my friends have alredy downloaded it. Why should I spend Rs 700 on getting a Windows 8 when I get it for free?

1. To pay the developers for the work they have done.
2. Support from Microsoft
3. Peace of mind
4. Going Legal way rather than pirating.

tkin said:
Its like this, there is no shopkeeper in a store or he is too busy to notice you, you can pick up a packet of chips and run like hell, or you can pay for it, let you moral compass guide you.

really good example...

MamuMogambo said:
I just bought a Dell Inspiron 15R 5520.
I got Windows 7 Home Basics. I also got an upgrade offer. I can upgrade to Windows 8 in just Rs 699. Here's the simple question:
I can easily get fully activated Windows 8 from any torrent site, my friends have alredy downloaded it. Why should I spend Rs 700 on getting a Windows 8 when I get it for free?

In simple, to support "Gates and Melinda Foundation".

I think the op is asking if the windows 8 is worth upgrading for 700 over windows 7?

M

All I am asking is if there would be anything wrong with the version downloaded from the net.
And of course as history has it, Bill Gates lost all his fortune because Windows 7 was pirated too much.

Nanducob said:
I think the op is asking if the windows 8 is worth upgrading for 700 over windows 7?

No he isn't, read his post again.

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Nanducob said:
I think the op is asking if the windows 8 is worth upgrading for 700 over windows 7?

I have used Windows 8 and I find worth enough for an upgrade.

MamuMogambo said:
All I am asking is if there would be anything wrong with the version downloaded from the net.
And of course as history has it, Bill Gates lost all his fortune because Windows 7 was pirated too much.

Say wat? Are you high?

And the answer is: we won't say, find out for yourself, we don't support piracy, so your question won't be entertained.

I did the upgrade on my Lenovo z580, and my bro installed a pirated copy,
The difference, he can't personalise it, I can. Worth it, dude its just 700 bucks, and its a worthy upgrade, boot times are far lesser, mine boots in 11-12 secs flat.

M

When I bought the Dell Laptop I totally had it in mind that I would upgrade but when my friends were using fully activated Windows 8 downloaded from internet, even Rs 700 seemed like waste.

MamuMogambo said:
All I am asking is if there would be anything wrong with the version downloaded from the net.
And of course as history has it, Bill Gates lost all his fortune because Windows 7 was pirated too much.

haha Bill donated a huge amount of propertry for the welfare of people and you are telling he lost his fortune? Bullshit..
M$ already sold more than 40 mil.. Copies of win 8 bro

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pratyush997 said:
haha Bill donated a huge amount of propertry for the welfare of people and you are telling he lost his fortune? Bullshit..
M$ already sold more than 40 mil.. Copies of win 8 bro

I was being sarcastic Pratyush

MamuMogambo said:
When I bought the Dell Laptop I totally had it in mind that I would upgrade but when my friends were using fully activated Windows 8 downloaded from internet, even Rs 700 seemed like waste.

well......not much say there....but a single night at a disco or a dinner at a good restaurant costs well over 700 bucks..y not skip one? and buy original to save the hassle..

^^Just use your common sense you will get the answer for sure.

M

The question still remains, Is there any problem with downloading Windows 8?

Let me clarify why I am asking this question.
After spending around Rs 44k on my new laptop, I am left with Rs 2300 approx. I have to get a broadband connection, buy a mouse and a headset. I am sure its not idiocity to skip buying Windows 8 to accommodate all these in my budget

then y going for upgrade..i say stick with seven..its not much better IMHo

What the hell is wrong with win 7?? I use it, it works goddamn fine.

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tkin said:
What the hell is wrong with win 7?? I use it, it works goddamn fine.

There's nothing wrong with Windows 7 but there's nothing wrong with getting a newer version of Windows either

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i generally dont buy genuine software like you but upgraded windows 8...Because if you use pirated one u shouldn't update it..
or you should be a techie to understand which update causes the problems...
If you dont,one day you will find windows completely disabled with messages like

you are a victim of software piracy,this windows is not genuine please purchase a genuine version...

Now you have to completely format the hard disk and install everything again..lot of pain... :-(

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duke123 said:
i generally dont buy genuine software like you but upgraded windows 8...Because if you use pirated one u shouldn't update it..
or you should be a techie to understand which update causes the problems...
If you dont,one day you will find windows completely disabled with messages like

you are a victim of software piracy,this windows is not genuine please purchase a genuine version...

Now you have to completely format the hard disk and install everything again..lot of pain...

This is the kind of reply I was looking for. Thanx man

OP, if you really like W8, just upgrade it. Else, don't because W8 is tablet-centric or better suited for touch-driven displays.

Microsoft account is the center of Windows 8. Just like google account in android phone it contains your email accounts, details of all the apps you use and the user id/password used to login with. Plus you get 7gb free cloud storage. Pirating may get your MS account deactivated which will take the fun out of Win8

Oh come on now. 600 bucks is very affordable, I don't like Windows 8 or I would even give 2000 bucks for a OS but its 4-7K mark that gives me headache about the money for softwares. If you like Win 8 then its more than worth 600 bucks. If you don't then stick with Win 7 very simple.

MamuMogambo said:
This is the kind of reply I was looking for. Thanx man

I too read about loopwhole where you can upgrade the to windows 8 for free. In your case, since you already has a official copy of windows 7 , why to get a pirated version of windows 8. If 700 is too much of you, dont upgrade it, windows 7 is pretty good OS on its own and there are few driver issues still there in Windows 8. And who if Microsoft come back later on check on you about the validity of your OS, so better to be safe.

Rs. 700 is affordable. You can spend.

And yes, if one can spend 55K on a top-of-the-line laptop, he can surely spend Rs. 700 on an operating system or Rs. 1000 on a good game. (once in a while).

Closing the thread.