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Is it me or are Microsoft trying to rip us off even more now? A year or so ago, all PC games (including Microsoft ones) were £30, and still are, exccluding Microsoft games. Microsoft Train Simulator, as detailed as it may be is £50. Come on, other games are as detailed and they are only £30. MS Flight Sim 2002, £50, £65 for the professional version!? What is it with them? They'll be charging for patches and security fixes next. You know why they do it? They charge that much because they know idiots will pay it.
On the other hand, look at exactly what you are paying for. For a game with good flight dynamics, thousands and thousands of airports all around the world, detailed scenery showing individual houses and buildings covering the entire globe including many major cities in good detail, a full Air Traffic Control system that covers the whole world, plus some good aircraft, MS Flight Sim sounds different than first implied. When you think about the huge amount of researchers, graphical artists, industry contacts, cartographers and so on needed to make Flight Sim a convincing game, it's pretty good value for money.
Some people would say that if it can train you to fly a plane into a building, it must be value for money, but that's, irrelevant and sick. I've got no sympathy for people who buy these "strictly-no-fun" sims. They deserve to get a***-raped by MS as far as I'm concerned. On the other hand, would people play it if it wasn't fun? Did you know that MS Flight Sim is actually the biggest selling series game ever? (surprise, surprise!) I suppose it's like saying why is Adobe Photoshop so expensive when I can use Microsoft Paint for free?
I am asking the question, are Microsoft products rip-offs?
Thanks for reading,
Sh@neo.
On the other hand, look at exactly what you are paying for. For a game with good flight dynamics, thousands and thousands of airports all around the world, detailed scenery showing individual houses and buildings covering the entire globe including many major cities in good detail, a full Air Traffic Control system that covers the whole world, plus some good aircraft, MS Flight Sim sounds different than first implied. When you think about the huge amount of researchers, graphical artists, industry contacts, cartographers and so on needed to make Flight Sim a convincing game, it's pretty good value for money.
Some people would say that if it can train you to fly a plane into a building, it must be value for money, but that's, irrelevant and sick. I've got no sympathy for people who buy these "strictly-no-fun" sims. They deserve to get a***-raped by MS as far as I'm concerned. On the other hand, would people play it if it wasn't fun? Did you know that MS Flight Sim is actually the biggest selling series game ever? (surprise, surprise!) I suppose it's like saying why is Adobe Photoshop so expensive when I can use Microsoft Paint for free?
I am asking the question, are Microsoft products rip-offs?
Thanks for reading,
Sh@neo.
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ITS SHANEO! GET HIM!
Gabbo wrote:
If you don't think the product is worth whatever they are charging, then don't buy it,
well thats easy to say but there are very few alternatives so you are forced to by ms products to be able to run all the latest stuff, its all been monopolised.
If you don't think the product is worth whatever they are charging, then don't buy it,
well thats easy to say but there are very few alternatives so you are forced to by ms products to be able to run all the latest stuff, its all been monopolised.
Are Microsoft Rip-Offs? My answer is no. It's easy for every one to slate them, but it really extracts the urine when about 90% of you use Windows. I (well my Dad) got XP when it first came out and paid the full price, do you think he would of done that if he wern't expecting a top class OS, which XP is.
Not all their games cost £50+, take Age Of Empires for example, one of my all time favourite games for about £20. It's easy to find the top priced games and forget about all the other quality games isn't it?
If you don't think the product is worth whatever they are charging, then don't buy it, but you will be more than likely be missing out on something special.
Not all their games cost £50+, take Age Of Empires for example, one of my all time favourite games for about £20. It's easy to find the top priced games and forget about all the other quality games isn't it?
If you don't think the product is worth whatever they are charging, then don't buy it, but you will be more than likely be missing out on something special.
yes microsoft product are a pain some times, i bought windows 98 and then i bought windows me and it was not a very nice feeling to find out windows me was so similar to 98 and it was not cheap either a full £80.
Ahhh...
I can understand your pain er-no.
I can understand your pain er-no.
TomUK wrote:
> Thats his whole point isn't it er-no?
Wasn't shanoe trying to say, comparing
> a Microsoft product to a normal product is like comparing Paint to
> photoshop?
Or did I read it wrong? If so, sorry :)
I just didn't like Adobe if being in a Microsoft related topic. Makes me feel sick.
> Thats his whole point isn't it er-no?
Wasn't shanoe trying to say, comparing
> a Microsoft product to a normal product is like comparing Paint to
> photoshop?
Or did I read it wrong? If so, sorry :)
I just didn't like Adobe if being in a Microsoft related topic. Makes me feel sick.
Thats his whole point isn't it er-no?
Wasn't shanoe trying to say, comparing a Microsoft product to a normal product is like comparing Paint to photoshop?
Or did I read it wrong? If so, sorry :)
Wasn't shanoe trying to say, comparing a Microsoft product to a normal product is like comparing Paint to photoshop?
Or did I read it wrong? If so, sorry :)
Are Microsoft products rip-offs? I woudnt really know, never bought any Microsoft software apart from the stuff that comes with the computer.
All credit to them, after all they are another money making business, just like any other. They have got a bad image just becasue they are very successful. If people are gonna pay £50 for a game then why should they gonna lower the price?
All credit to them, after all they are another money making business, just like any other. They have got a bad image just becasue they are very successful. If people are gonna pay £50 for a game then why should they gonna lower the price?
How the hell can you even compare Adobe (Joby) Photoshop with Microsoft Paint. God thats annoying.
Why is Photoshop so expensive, because its bloody worth it. Its a professional package you see, not for children, it even helped edit the likes of Lord of the Rings.
grrrr.
Why is Photoshop so expensive, because its bloody worth it. Its a professional package you see, not for children, it even helped edit the likes of Lord of the Rings.
grrrr.
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