Hey Everyone, it's Zac
There are many things I like and love about Windows 7 Home Premium, including the capability to control my iPod touch with it over Bluetooth (although I can't change tracks since the Bluetooth communications server doesn't know how to switch tracks on the Apple iPod touch 2nd gen due to the lack of Bluetooth drivers for it), but something I absolutely HATE is the inability to join domains despite there being no reason whatsoever to restrict this otherwise useful feature! What's worse is that Micro$oft wants use to fork out $200 (AUD of course) for a PARTIAL upgrade to Professional (which just enables 3 more features: Windows XP Mode (which allows the user to run apps designed for use in XP, and also requires TWO downloads, so technically this isn't a standared feature), Domain Join, and automatic full-system backup over a network. So judging by the fact that there is only two real feature that would be enabled by purchasing this upgrade, the value totals to around $10-20, and maybe an additional $5 for the partial upgrade licence, so here's my question to Microsoft: Microsoft, why are you charging us Home Premium users $200 when you're doing close to nothing other then giving us rights to certain software and making changes to our Windows install?
So yeah essentially what we're paying for is just rights to some virtualization software which most of us will never use, backup software which just images our entire system then coppies it to a remote server on our network, and the capabillity to join domains! None of this is worth even $50! So Microsoft, next time you price something, consider what it does exactly before pricing it, don't just have a 30 minute meeting playing Flight Simulator X for 25 minutes of those 30 minutes then have a 3 minute break then say "Yeah just price it at $200 for Home Premium" then finish early!
Rant Over!
Zac
Rant Over!
Zac
