Not only am have I pre-ordered Windows Vista from Amazon.com and not only am I opting for the “Ultimate” version (vs. Home Basic, Home Premium or Business) but I’m paying $10.00 extra for a box that says “Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Limited Numbered Signature Edition“.
Honest to God, it’s a numbered edition (one of only 20,000) and it’s got Uncle Bill’s signature on the box as well (yes, I know he didn’t sign twenty thousand boxes - I’m more interested in the numbering anyway).
The geek in me thinks it’s cool and since it’s a limited thing, I figured for $10.00, why not?
Amazon.com will ship it on the 30th, the day Vista is officially released and I’ll have it on the 1st of February.
Once I get it, I'm gonna hop on over to Windows Marketplace, plop down $50.00 and download (yes, download [!] ) a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium for me Mummy (thanks to the new "Family Plan")
I’ve been running Vista Release Candidate 2 for quite some time now and I’m impressed.
But not to worry Linux fans, I’m not abandoning you. I just happen to like both Linux and Windows, so deal with it.
On a related Linux note, GRUB handles the Vista bootloader very nicely. I was downright shocked.