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New Microsoft operating system sold on campus for $2
Carlos Militante
Issue date: 2/14/07 Section: News
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The Computer Science Club has a solution for those students who are curious about Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista.
The club is giving out full-version copies of Windows Vista Business Edition to computer science, computer engineering, and software engineering majors for a price of $2.
According to Michael Butler, the president of the Computer Science Club, if a student is currently enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate program in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering, they can come to the club's room in MacQuarrie Hall 227 and ask for a copy.
"The media is $2, which is the DVD," Butler said. "Then they also need to get an MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) Academic Alliance account which we provide the information to sign up for an account, and then they'll be e-mailed the CD-Key,"
Microsoft provides the service for free, and the money goes to the media and burning hardware for the club, Butler said.
"I think it's cool that we can get Vista for cheap," said Jason Fong, a senior majoring in computer science. "I'm saving, like, $200."
Microsoft wants students to have the software available for them so that can try out Vista and learn how to develop and program for it without spending the full price of a few hundred dollars, Butler said.
Also Microsoft's motive is to give the software to students for cheap, and then when they're out and have jobs at their companies, they'll be used to the software already and prevent them from buying competitors products, Butler said.
"There are a lot of thing that are different and a lot of things that are the same. I'd say it's about 50-50," Butler said, when comparing Vista to Windows XP. "If you know how to use XP you'll be able to get around in Vista."
Ray Kiddy, who is a math major at San Jose State University and a software engineer for Mozilla, said it's a great deal since students will eventually have to learn Vista anyways when they get new computers.
The club is giving out full-version copies of Windows Vista Business Edition to computer science, computer engineering, and software engineering majors for a price of $2.
According to Michael Butler, the president of the Computer Science Club, if a student is currently enrolled in an undergraduate or post-graduate program in computer science, software engineering, or computer engineering, they can come to the club's room in MacQuarrie Hall 227 and ask for a copy.
"The media is $2, which is the DVD," Butler said. "Then they also need to get an MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) Academic Alliance account which we provide the information to sign up for an account, and then they'll be e-mailed the CD-Key,"
Microsoft provides the service for free, and the money goes to the media and burning hardware for the club, Butler said.
"I think it's cool that we can get Vista for cheap," said Jason Fong, a senior majoring in computer science. "I'm saving, like, $200."
Microsoft wants students to have the software available for them so that can try out Vista and learn how to develop and program for it without spending the full price of a few hundred dollars, Butler said.
Also Microsoft's motive is to give the software to students for cheap, and then when they're out and have jobs at their companies, they'll be used to the software already and prevent them from buying competitors products, Butler said.
"There are a lot of thing that are different and a lot of things that are the same. I'd say it's about 50-50," Butler said, when comparing Vista to Windows XP. "If you know how to use XP you'll be able to get around in Vista."
Ray Kiddy, who is a math major at San Jose State University and a software engineer for Mozilla, said it's a great deal since students will eventually have to learn Vista anyways when they get new computers.
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