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+- Vista SP1 encourages upgrade trick, spreads Vista-> on Thursday April 03 2008, @08:04AM Chris Blanc
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Chris Blanc writes "The new Service Pack 1 version of Windows Vista allows end users to purchase the "upgrade edition" and install it on any PC — with no need to purchase the more expensive "full edition."
The same behavior was present when Vista was originally released, but the fact that the trick wasn't removed from SP1 suggests that Microsoft executives approved the back door as a way to make the price of Vista more appealing to sophisticated buyers.
http://windowssecrets.com/2007/02/01/01-Get-Vista-upgrade-never-pay-full-price
(The article came out today. Unfortunately, the Windows Secrets people botched the link on their site, so it's only in the newsletter for now. Updates will be made to Firehose if this changes.)"
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The same behavior was present when Vista was originally released, but the fact that the trick wasn't removed from SP1 suggests that Microsoft executives approved the back door as a way to make the price of Vista more appealing to sophisticated buyers.
http://windowssecrets.com/2007/02/01/01-Get-Vista-upgrade-never-pay-full-price
(The article came out today. Unfortunately, the Windows Secrets people botched the link on their site, so it's only in the newsletter for now. Updates will be made to Firehose if this changes.)"
Link to Original Source
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