March 6, 2013
4:30 p.m.
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:40 AM, Ezio Melotti <ezio.melotti@gmail.com> wrote:
I did try a few weeks ago, when I had to download a copy of Windows for a project. Long story short, after 30+ minutes and a number of confirmation emails I reached a point where I had a couple of new accounts on MSDN/Dreamspark, a "purchased" free copy of Windows in my e-cart, and some .exe I had to download in order to download and verify the purchased copy. That's where I gave up.
That's the point where I'd start looking at peer-to-peer downloads. These sorts of things are often available on torrent sites; once the original publisher starts making life harder, third-party sources become more attractive. ChrisA