Windows Vista - Spot the difference

[Clunk]

We could all vote with our wallets........that is, don't buy it! Do you really NEED Vista at the moment?!!

Not for £370 quid i dont.

[kempez]

So am I right in thinking we can acquire a US copy of Vista Ultimate and use it in the UK no problems?

[chrestomanci]

A mate of mine is taking his family to Disneyland a a couple of months. Perhaps I should ask him to buy me a retail copy of Vista while he is there.

[ajbrun]

tbh how are they going to stop it working, its just a case it might be illegal.

But then why would it be illegal?

[dangel]

So am I right in thinking we can acquire a US copy of Vista Ultimate and use it in the UK no problems?

Yes, that's right.

[kempez]

Yes, that's right.

Excellent, thanks for a clear answer

[Clunk]

I feel sorry for the retailers, I mean seriously, even with vat and import tax/duty, its still around £130 cheaper to order from America, so who in their right mind would order from the UK?

That's assuming that the US version will definately work here.

[99Flake]

Am I right in thinking that the retail version of Vista will not suffer from the same activation problems as the OEM? i.e if I decide to change my motherboard with the retail copy I won't need to reactivate as I have bought the license for use with any machine I own (as long as it is only ever installed on one at any one time)?

If it still suffers from that then why not just get the OEM copy?

[kempez]

Don't think it does as MS changed the EULA after some complaints from hardware enthusiasts.

[chrestomanci]

I feel sorry for the retailers, I mean seriously, even with vat and import tax/duty, its still around £130 cheaper to order from America, so who in their right mind would order from the UK?

Amazon and other large retailers could easily stock import coppies. They are quite willing to sell import coppies of music CDs, so why not software? I suspect there is a proffitering motive behind that decisson.

I don't think the export of crypto argument applies, as I am fairly sure that rule was repealed by president Clinton.

[Clunk]

Amazon and other large retailers could easily stock import coppies. They are quite willing to sell import coppies of music CDs, so why not software? I suspect there is a proffitering motive behind that decisson.

I don't think the export of crypto argument applies, as I am fairly sure that rule was repealed by president Clinton.

I didnt think of them doing that, but if they do, it serves them right if they get stuck with a load that they cant sell. Just my consumer opinion

[chrestomanci]

I didnt think of them doing that, but if they do, it serves them right if they get stuck with a load that they cant sell. Just my consumer opinion

Most of these places have just in time ordering, and only keep about a day's stock of popular products, so even if demand drops dramaticaly, it will only take a week or two to shift the excess.

[Clunk]

Wouldnt it take more than a day for their stock to arrive from America though?

[Lee H]

Wouldnt it take more than a day for their stock to arrive from America though?

Probably - you know how paranoid the americans are now since Sept 11th.

They probably have security on freight on ultra-stupidly high settings just like they have on the normal flights.

[Telumehtar]

Come on, then, Lee, will Scan be selling us imported (or otherwise) Vista Ultimate at knock down prices?

I'm just waiting for Vista to come out before building my next PC, which will coming partly from Scan and partly from Dabs. Who will be the lowest bidder to supply me with Vista? ;-)

Rob.

[alexpollard]

Probably - you know how paranoid the americans are now since Sept 11th.

They probably have security on freight on ultra-stupidly high settings just like they have on the normal flights.

All they need to do is add a veil to the box and it'd slip through unnoticed...