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Ms_Angel_D
September 3rd, 2009, 02:33 PM
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/get-windows-7-for-free-by-hosting-a-launch-party.ars

Simian Man
September 3rd, 2009, 02:35 PM
I'm just curious, who do you think came up with the idea of the launch party?

Ms_Angel_D
September 3rd, 2009, 02:37 PM
lol ok maybe I could be wrong but I was under then impression it was NASA....lmao... I really don't know

I just think it's dumb to have one for a windows OS

Simian Man
September 3rd, 2009, 02:39 PM
lol ok maybe I could be wrong but I was under then impression it was NASA....lmao... I really don't know

I just think it's dumb to have one for a windows OS

Ha ha I don't know who started it either, but it wasn't Ubuntu or Windows.

It is dumb that Windows is having one. Even Windows users don't really seem interested or excited for new versions. In fact most Windows users I know dread upgrades :).

HappinessNow
September 3rd, 2009, 02:44 PM
wugs?

Ms_Angel_D
September 3rd, 2009, 02:46 PM
Yeah I know, so I foresee huge Fanboy groups at these "partys"...lmao.

I mean I think it makes sense in Linux, the distro's are free and you can hand out as many copies as you like.

For windows this is just way for them to pitch their os and hope you'll buy it.

pwnst*r
September 3rd, 2009, 02:59 PM
lol ok maybe I could be wrong but I was under then impression it was NASA....lmao... I really don't know

I just think it's dumb to have one for a windows OS

anymore dumb than one for other OS's? or software launches (games in particular)?

bryncoles
September 3rd, 2009, 03:08 PM
Click the link - you'll see that their launch party uses our colour scheme! (I knew we should have patented colours...!)

*edit* only in the ars technica link it would seem...

Tristam Green
September 3rd, 2009, 03:21 PM
Dear God, please let me get back the last five minutes of my life.

I know I ridicule the Harry Potter and Twilight fans for dressing up and going to book signings, but not to their faces. I always do it in the Artemis Fowl and Vampire Chronicles forums.

Ms_Angel_D
September 3rd, 2009, 03:21 PM
anymore dumb than one for other OS's? or software launches (games in particular)?

Yeah pretty much

Eisenwinter
September 3rd, 2009, 03:32 PM
anymore dumb than one for other OS's? or software launches (games in particular)?
Thread has been summed up. Thanks for the participation.

spoons
September 3rd, 2009, 03:54 PM
I want Linus to host a Windows launch party.

"Yeah, the drinks are over there by the Macs and Linux computers."

;)

pwnst*r
September 3rd, 2009, 05:33 PM
Thread has been summed up. Thanks for the participation.

i think i'll post again.

Sealbhach
September 3rd, 2009, 09:49 PM
Wasn't Windows 95 the biggest software launch event ever? Apart from games recently...


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jrusso2
September 3rd, 2009, 11:50 PM
Wasn't Windows 95 the biggest software launch event ever? Apart from games recently...


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Yes and I recall going to numerous launch events and parties for Windows 95.