Post subject: Limited edition Vista Bill Gates edition Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:19 am
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No, not the infamous "BillGates" version - I saw that there is going to be a special limited edition version of Vista Ultimate Upgrade, which has Bill Gates's signature on the front (presumably reproduced - I can't imagine Bill personally signing 20,000 of the things!) and is limited to 20,000 copies. As far as I can tell the actual software is identical to the normal version, it's just a special box. Destined to be a sought-after collectors' item in years to come?
Hmm, I could afford one .. I'd get one but as soon as I open it, I'll think "damnit, I shouldn't have opened this, I should keep it for 10 years and sell it on eBay"
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Yeah, and Bill's almighty signature guarantes you that these editions of Vista will never crash or get infected by a virus or something like that, because Bill's almighty and magical signature will protect them!
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It is a commonly known fact that integers start at zero in programing. ..
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It maybe not very difficult to sign 20,000 copies if done over a long period of time... Lets say as a wrist exersice
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I think it maybe become a collectors item but its value although not becoming the 1 USD, commonly found in compies of MS-DOS, will doubtably levitate over the initial release price.
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Empireum: It is a commonly known fact that integers start at zero in programing. ..
0-0-0-0-0 It maybe not very difficult to sign 20,000 copies if done over a long period of time... Lets say as a wrist exersice -0-0-0-0-0-
I think it maybe become a collectors item but its value although not becoming the 1 USD, commonly found in compies of MS-DOS, will doubtably levitate over the initial release price.
im sure after something like 20years it would be, i bit like how windows 1.00 would be very expensive
Windows 1.0x is rare now - it very rarely comes up on eBay and I have seen boxed copies in good condition sell for a lot. None of the others seem to be worth anything though.
I've got an OEM copy of Windows 1.03 in German and I had to bid more than $80 to get it...
You must have been seriously keen to have a copy of 1.0! And that's only OEM, which is surely less collectable than a retail copy - how much would a retail copy go for, I wonder...
I've got an OEM copy of Windows 1.03 in German and I had to bid more than $80 to get it...
You must have been seriously keen to have a copy of 1.0! And that's only OEM, which is surely less collectable than a retail copy - how much would a retail copy go for, I wonder...
Yes, I was really keen to have a copy of 1.0x then, that's why the price didn't stop me. That excluded shipping, BTW, but I don't think it mattered much to me then.
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