crockett Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 More here: http://www.news.com/8301-13860_3-9882510-5...ag=2547-1_3-0-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 they can keep it i deleted it from my laptop and put xp on it ,it crashed and noone could fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Love Vista - best MS OS yet and leaves XP "Crash/Freeze" in the dust. MS just sent me Ultimate for being a tester, so might upgrade to VISTA Ultimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crushdepth Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I have business and ultimate, and in my opinion there are no benefits to having ultimate at all, business is the best value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 More media oriented and has a few utilities for backups from what I gather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Have they come down to 300 Baht yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 check pantip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Love Vista - best MS OS yet and leaves XP "Crash/Freeze" in the dust. MS just sent me Ultimate for being a tester, so might upgrade to VISTA Ultimate. Love it too No more of the old XP hassles. Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanh-BKK Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello Anyone having an idea how much it is in Bangkok now? Seeing and having bought Vista Ultimate (three times, for myself and two guys i built the machines for) at 20.000 Baht and now knowing that in the U.S. it's just over 6.000 Baht makes me wonder..... would it be legal to buy it online in the U.S. and have it shipped here? I mean heck, it cost's more than three times it's original price HERE!! If M$ were intelligent they would offer it for the same price all over the world.... no wonder the Panthip versions are so popular here. I think at the more realistic 6k more people would buy the genuine version....... you don't even get XP Pro (full) for that price here! Best regards.... Thanh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello Anyone having an idea how much it is in Bangkok now? Seeing and having bought Vista Ultimate (three times, for myself and two guys i built the machines for) at 20.000 Baht and now knowing that in the U.S. it's just over 6.000 Baht makes me wonder..... would it be legal to buy it online in the U.S. and have it shipped here? I mean heck, it cost's more than three times it's original price HERE!! If M$ were intelligent they would offer it for the same price all over the world.... no wonder the Panthip versions are so popular here. I think at the more realistic 6k more people would buy the genuine version....... you don't even get XP Pro (full) for that price here! Best regards.... Thanh I don't know the current price of Vista Ultimate in Bangkok, but I see no reason why it should be illegal to purchase in the US and ship it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello Anyone having an idea how much it is in Bangkok now? Seeing and having bought Vista Ultimate (three times, for myself and two guys i built the machines for) at 20.000 Baht and now knowing that in the U.S. it's just over 6.000 Baht makes me wonder..... would it be legal to buy it online in the U.S. and have it shipped here? I mean heck, it cost's more than three times it's original price HERE!! If M$ were intelligent they would offer it for the same price all over the world.... no wonder the Panthip versions are so popular here. I think at the more realistic 6k more people would buy the genuine version....... you don't even get XP Pro (full) for that price here! Best regards.... Thanh I don't know the current price of Vista Ultimate in Bangkok, but I see no reason why it should be illegal to purchase in the US and ship it here. I think, I could be wrong, but you have to activate it in the US first. Coz they've thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy2 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello Anyone having an idea how much it is in Bangkok now? Seeing and having bought Vista Ultimate (three times, for myself and two guys i built the machines for) at 20.000 Baht and now knowing that in the U.S. it's just over 6.000 Baht makes me wonder..... would it be legal to buy it online in the U.S. and have it shipped here? I mean heck, it cost's more than three times it's original price HERE!! If M$ were intelligent they would offer it for the same price all over the world.... no wonder the Panthip versions are so popular here. I think at the more realistic 6k more people would buy the genuine version....... you don't even get XP Pro (full) for that price here! Best regards.... Thanh WINDOWS XP HOME - NW 3,050 WINDOWS XP PRO - NW 5,120 WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC - NW 3,450 WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM - NW 4,580 WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS - NW 5,700 MS-OFFICE BASIC 2007 - NW 6,750 JIB in Pantip, official versions. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexth Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hello Anyone having an idea how much it is in Bangkok now? Seeing and having bought Vista Ultimate (three times, for myself and two guys i built the machines for) at 20.000 Baht and now knowing that in the U.S. it's just over 6.000 Baht makes me wonder..... would it be legal to buy it online in the U.S. and have it shipped here? I mean heck, it cost's more than three times it's original price HERE!! If M$ were intelligent they would offer it for the same price all over the world.... no wonder the Panthip versions are so popular here. I think at the more realistic 6k more people would buy the genuine version....... you don't even get XP Pro (full) for that price here! Best regards.... Thanh I see the Ultimate edition for only 16k here, but I still find it very expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanh-BKK Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 WINDOWS XP HOME - NW 3,050 WINDOWS XP PRO - NW 5,120 WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC - NW 3,450 WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM - NW 4,580 WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS - NW 5,700 MS-OFFICE BASIC 2007 - NW 6,750 JIB in Pantip, official versions. Cheers Hello Hmm what does "NW" mean, please? I think that those cheap versions are the so-called "OEM" ones. Because i bought a whole bunch Windows XP Home for my company and they are all "OEM", which means for one there's no support from M$ (not that we would need it) but also, once installed, they are tied to that very computer. I can not, for instance, get a new computer and install the same Windows on that one, even if i thoroughly destroy the old one, M$ won't let me activate that same Windows on the new one. Tried it, failed miserably, and was told over the phone that i can't do that with such version as those are "supposed to be delivered along with a new computer only". The price for those was 3,100 Baht back then (few months ago). So yes, they are genuine. But being sold separately is NOT really legit. As for Vista, the only version i am interested in is Ultimate for it has the coolest backup tool i've ever used - never been easier or faster to backup, restore a backup etc of either a whole HDD or certain partitions or even certain folders only. I have it already but as i am building machines i would be quite interested getting it from the States if anyhow possible. As for "activating in the States", what if someone buys a laptop with Vista there, travels to Bangkok and only here finds out he needs to activate it? Will M$ refuse activation on what ground, IP? I also think, given the huge price difference in the same product, some measures must be in place...... but can't really see what would be the difference between an American Vista Ultimate DVD and one legitimately bought in Bangkok? Aren't the Bangkok ones imported from the States as well anyway? With kind regards..... Thanh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regedit Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I'd guess OEM versions are for system builders (individuals or the likes of Dell et al) so they will be legit. Sure you can't move it to another computer if it's OEM - that's M$ making the $'s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freitag1 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 It is a plain joke. All versions are around 30% more expensive in Thailand than they are in the US. Is that how microcough tries to battle piracy? Time to support the pirates I guess. People here have less money and what microsoft is selling is still software which shouldn't have such huge price differences. And no... I figured now way out so far to get it from the US. I was never p!ssed of about microsoft but their pricing policy s#cks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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