Funny enough I got 7 ultimate for free by having a Microsoft themed Tupperware party and using their party invite platform. They sent me a box with free copy and ms colored streamers and windows 7 napkins. I still have the napkins new and sealed. Had to take like 4 pictures with my friends around a laptop I think. Not a bad trade for the best version of 7. I don’t think they’d ever get people to do the same for the newer OS’s. 7 was one of the good ones

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 38 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I don’t think they’d ever get people to do the same for the newer OS’s

Just sayin, if you host a Linux install party you can get a copy of most Linux distributions for free. You can also get it for free if you don't host a Linux install party, but that's minor details.

[–] TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Everyday is a Linux party here! Been running gentoo for like 20 years on my server box, which has now grown a couple more boxes in swarm config and my wife’s machine is now mint.

[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, but no sexy tux napkins

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 23 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

7 was the first and last version of Windows that I didn't immediately despise.

[–] TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world 23 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

For me I think I enjoyed 98, XP, 7 it was nearly Star Trek rules every other edition was ok. 7 was the culmination of the best of. But absolute shit ever since. Honestly wish I could just go back to 7 for anything that requires windows( I try to stay away from it whenever possible)

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

10 started ok , and then the rapey updates started

[–] unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth 3 points 16 hours ago

Yes and know, 10 started with telemetry that was just about impossible to disable right out of the gate.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I got a copy of Vista Ultimate from a friend who worked for Microsoft. Upgraded that baby to 7 Ultimate the instant I could and rode that product code for over a decade, until last year when I installed Linux on everything.

Actually, I think I might still be using that product code on my Windows VM. Hmm.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Ultimate is such a nice codename, I'm a little tired of the modern deluge of Ultra, Pro and Max.

[–] markz@suppo.fi 4 points 19 hours ago

That'll change in an instant once apple slaps it on the next iphone

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 22 hours ago

I still have a retail boxed Windows Vista Ultimate copy new in box! I won it and never opened it. They also gave me a processor and mobo with it… THAT part I was stoked about.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 8 points 22 hours ago

I mean yeah, I just wanted to laugh at him for not doing the minimum.