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vibe666 · 24-12-2011, 11:07

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Originally Posted by Overheal

Out of pure frustration of what exactly? You can walk into any Brick and Mortar PC shop and grab a box for Windows 7.

the frustration of not being able to just buy a copy of windows and then download it like you can with any other OS.

have you not been reading the thread?

**Capt'n Midnight** · 24-12-2011, 13:52

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Originally Posted by vibe666

the frustration of not being able to just buy a copy of windows and then download it like you can with any other OS.

Apart from OSX http://www.apple.com/ie/macosx/ which other OS can you buy and download ?

Overheal · 24-12-2011, 23:58

Linux, but it's free. Try linux.

EarthlyPangaea · 25-12-2011, 03:13

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Originally Posted by Overheal

Linux, but it's free. Try linux.

OP wants to play BF3, so Linux is out. WINE is plain annoying to set up, and compatibility isn't always guaranteed. BF3 won't run on WINE anyways.

I have something of the same dilemma, in the sense that my netbook runs Linux but my main computer runs Windows because like it or not, I'm tied into Windows for a lot of my games.

vibe666 · 25-12-2011, 07:48

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Originally Posted by Capt'n Midnight

Apart from OSX http://www.apple.com/ie/macosx/ which other OS's can you buy and download ?

don't be obtuse. the relevant point was that you can download any of the dozens of other OS you could possibly want to use, but the company that makes the one OS that most people want, makes it awkward to legally purchase and download it for the average user, despite the fact it can be illegally downloaded very easily.

vicM · 25-12-2011, 11:57

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Originally Posted by vibe666

don't be obtuse. the relevant point was that you can download any of the dozens of other OS you could possibly want to use, but the company that makes the one OS that most people want, makes it awkward to legally purchase and download it for the average user, despite the fact it can be illegally downloaded very easily.

I dont get it either, Capt moderates the windows forum and comes up with that yet win7 can easily be bought-downloaded through :http://www.microsoftstore.ie/shop/en...e-Premium-Full and even software4students.ie

dont even know why the thread is still running TBH

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Overheal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 34,442 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Facilitators, Feed Forward Private, Feed Forward Public, FeedForward	Linux, but it's free. Try linux.