Microsoft just does not get it. Their userbase is shrinking due to Apple and Linux making inroads, as users get fed up with usability issues, security issues, and a series of draconian DRM (digital rights management - tightly controlling what you can do with your own software). So what what is their reaction? Even more restrictions in the Windows Vista end user license. What kind of restrictions? It is now illegal to use Parallels or another virtualization software to run Windows inside of MacOS X or Linux... unless you buy the most expensive version. You are now also only allowed to transfer Windows Vista to one other computer ever and only once. So if you were to buy Windows Vista for your old PC, then buy a laptop online on eBay with Windows XP on it, that is your ONLY chance to use the original Vista CD/DVD to upgrade a computer.
Compare this to Apple, who not only has no controls against copying, but sells a "family license" with 5 installs for only a few dollars more than their regular version. How long will people put up with this?
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