Netbook owners keen to upgrade their mini PCs to Windows 7 from XP may not have to buy or borrow a DVD drive to do so: Microsoft may sell the new OS on USB thumb drives.
CNET heard the rumor from a source within Microsoft. It would be a simple method for the owners of the millions of netbooks running XP to upgrade without requiring that they buy an external DVD drive. The alternative is to ask consumers to take their machines to an official Windows 7 vendor, and have the OS installed at that site, or to release a download version. That would be like the current Windows 7 Release Candidate software.
It would make sense for Microsoft to choose the thumbdrive option. With this format, it should be possible for Microsoft to include extra security to prevent piracy, whereas the download option is more easily distributable by pirates. Of course, Microsoft would continue to sell Windows 7 in hulkingly big plastic boxes, packaged along with a lot of air, so that they can charge users accordingly.
[via CNET]
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June 30, 2009 at 7:21am by Eye Flapp
Great stuff Microsoft. But i-Flapp is doing this already. And it’s only $10. I use it all the time, so there’s no way incentive for me to upgrade to Windows 7 now, when I don't have to. Also, when you remove i-flapp doesn’t leave any files or digital trace on the system that you’ve been working on.
June 30, 2009 at 7:22am by Eye Flapp
Great stuff Microsoft. But i-Flapp is doing this already. And it’s only $10. I use it all the time, so there’s no way incentive for me to upgrade to Windows 7 now, when I don't have to. Also, when you remove i-flapp doesn’t leave any files or digital trace on the system that you’ve been working on.
June 30, 2009 at 7:22am by Eye Flapp
Great stuff Microsoft. But i-Flapp is doing this already. And it’s only $10. I use it all the time, so there’s no way incentive for me to upgrade to Windows 7 now, when I don't have to. Also, when you remove i-flapp doesn’t leave any files or digital trace on the system that you’ve been working on.
June 30, 2009 at 1:56pm by G R
I don't appreciate the multiple comment distribution 'Eye Flapp'. I have reported you for adding these duplicates. This does not help your message get recognized, but it does serve to irritate readers looking for unique responses. Please desist from future duplicate posts.
July 1, 2009 at 6:47am by Eye Flapp
I'm really sorry. I have tried to remove the duplicate content, but I can't. I did not intend to post it 4 times, but perhaps by pressing submit when loading it has happened this way. Please can someone help me and remove the comments?
July 1, 2009 at 6:48am by Eye Flapp
There may be an error here. The above post was duplicated too.