Long Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 So they make it look like Windows 98?I thought the whole point of the kiddish style of Luna was part of the 'ease of use' of Windows XP. A big green start button that a blind person would be lucky to miss. This is bad marketing at it's best. I'll be surprised if people waste a blank cd to even pirate this crap. Well considering their PCs will be like Pentium 2s and what not. Keeping it light would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazebee_ Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 this thing is just getting in more money for MS, first they sell S.E., people don't like it and buy Home Or Proffesional, thus bringing more money for MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter1234 Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Is the starter edition the watered down version people talked about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Player Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I wonder if this would work better in Virtual PC...I bet it would...might have to make a trip to indonesia and grab a copy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter1234 Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I wonder if this would work better in Virtual PC...I bet it would...might have to make a trip to indonesia and grab a copy :) or buy it online :rolleyes: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I can see it now. "Microsoft employee John Porcaro commits suicide, he left a note with only two words, - I'm sorry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahul Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 lookin at the boxes i think it wont have support for english ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 hooray for kindergarden xp. now luna can also blind my little sister :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_Brown Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I heard that it was beign sold for $20 or somthing in an attempt to stem Windowas XP pairacy. Good idea but really, even though i wouldnt call myself a 'advanced XP user' i do use some of the 'more advanced features' of XP. Do you think this thing will replace Home Edition as OEM? becuse that would be UGLY!!! Browni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M/\TT Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 I think they look good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinTime Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Anyone have the wallpapers by chance? I remember going to KL, never thought about having a wallpaper of it. Hopefully they have a 1024x768 version :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMonkey Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 (edited) I think the 800x600 limitation is a bit much - 1024x768 would have been far more sensible. Oh, and Luna. I have a feeling that this has been posted before. Edited September 27, 2004 by _//_TechTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
configure Veteran Posted September 27, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2004 Do you think this thing will replace Home Edition as OEM? becuse that would be UGLY!!! Why not? It's better to get people to bundle this rather than GNU/Linux or nothing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusJClifford Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 List of limitations I can find, feel free to add more. 128 MB of RAM maximum 40 GB maximum hard disk space Display resolution set to 800x600 maximum No support for PC-to-PC home networking Establish multiple user accounts on a single PC. So basically no networking at all except Internet Access I personnally think this is quite a limiting set of requirements. What if some schools has been donated, or user has got, a second hand PC with 256MB RAM and an 80GB HD, can it be used on that computer? If they are trying to use this to stop piracy (Of XP Home / Pro) then I think they have gone the wrong way about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_psc Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 surely MS dont believe this edition will kick up sales in East-Asian countries where piracy cost practically nothing. $1 for XP pro with corp key now thats priceless :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted September 27, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2004 first-time home PC users can have up to three programs and three windows per program running concurrently. That's completely insane! So what, they can run Paint, Calculator, Notepad and if they try to open Media Player (does it even have such 'advanced' stuff?) it wont run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted September 27, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2004 one way around the three windows limitation is to run a virtual PC program (1 program) and run all you want in there :D Or just download XP Pro :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted September 27, 2004 Veteran Share Posted September 27, 2004 next thing you know, they'll add a limitation to the number of cursor moves or key hits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larney Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Old news...B-O-R-I-N-G :no: :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empty Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 List of limitations I can find, feel free to add more. 128 MB of RAM maximum 40 GB maximum hard disk space Display resolution set to 800x600 maximum No support for PC-to-PC home networking Establish multiple user accounts on a single PC. So basically no networking at all except Internet Access I personnally think this is quite a limiting set of requirements. What if some schools has been donated, or user has got, a second hand PC with 256MB RAM and an 80GB HD, can it be used on that computer? If they are trying to use this to stop piracy (Of XP Home / Pro) then I think they have gone the wrong way about it. insane. why those are far too strict, the software should be software handicapped, not hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
)-(orus Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Its not about saving money. Its about making the interface easy and familiar to get used to. You're talking to people who's probably never used a computer in their life. You don't want to hit them with MSStyles on their first run. So what about in other natiosn, where many home pCs are still first timers particulalrly for older users, they manage to get by just fine with all the included extras. IMHO - This is more to do with reducing price without making the same product available for less in these countries, it quite simply wouldn't be a good move for MS to release an operating system in say the UK/US at a high price while releasing the same product for pennies in other countries. I accept that this happens to a degree anyway - between UK/US prices, but an extreme reduction would create outrage, and probably increase imports from other nations into US/UK. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor777_au Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Great. More zombie noobs on the internet. I hope these come with SP2 security enhancements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 What about a maximum resolution of 800 x 600?I'm surprised that they included support for sound. Who is going to actually buy this junk? Junk, yes Junk is what it is. HUH! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsinho Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Anyone have the wallpapers by chance? I remember going to KL, never thought about having a wallpaper of it. Hopefully they have a 1024x768 version :p Same here :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futb0l Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 The purple color is too light imo. The white text barely shows up on it. The pictures are nice though. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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