Vista - Re: Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months

10-08-2008

On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:35:45 -0700, "Terry R." <F1Com@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>You're right. Because MS still counts those as Vista users even though
>they've moved back to XP. That "most of us" keeps growing smaller.
>
>This was my statement, not yours:

Quote:

>> And you're cross-posting to an XP group, so in here that IS "most of us".
>>
>> I answered a cross-post. I didn't originate it.

>
>Don't talk about "most of us (Vista users)" in an XP group, because the
>"most of us" here are XP.

Crossposting point noted and use of XP jealously regarded.

Let me correct my previous statement: Most Vista users or potential
Vista users find it a buggy OS with a multitude of problems and a with
a lack of any discernable improvements that cause it to be much less
desirable than XP.

As for the argument of the cost of downgrade rights, that's all
semantics. No one ordering and "XP downgrade" is doing it because they
want to use XP now and upgrade to Vista later. They want XP, period.
The manufacturers know this, but the will not let you buy a machine
with XP only: they will only sell you a machine with Vista that's been
"downgraded". They won't give me a credit for telling them to toss
Vista in the trash bin where it belongs.

So, yes, you have downgrade rights, but you don't have a legal copy of
XP to install on your new machine (unless you have other licensing
arrangements). Have a foolish usenet argument about the semantics if
you want, but getting a machine with the OS I want (XP) on it from
Dell or other major manufacturers costs me $100 more - if they will
even provide it.

10-08-2008	#1 (permalink)
+Bob+ n/a posts	Re: Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:35:45 -0700, "Terry R." <F1Com@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >You're right. Because MS still counts those as Vista users even though >they've moved back to XP. That "most of us" keeps growing smaller. > >This was my statement, not yours: Quote: >> And you're cross-posting to an XP group, so in here that IS "most of us". >> >> I answered a cross-post. I didn't originate it. > >Don't talk about "most of us (Vista users)" in an XP group, because the >"most of us" here are XP. Crossposting point noted and use of XP jealously regarded. Let me correct my previous statement: Most Vista users or potential Vista users find it a buggy OS with a multitude of problems and a with a lack of any discernable improvements that cause it to be much less desirable than XP. As for the argument of the cost of downgrade rights, that's all semantics. No one ordering and "XP downgrade" is doing it because they want to use XP now and upgrade to Vista later. They want XP, period. The manufacturers know this, but the will not let you buy a machine with XP only: they will only sell you a machine with Vista that's been "downgraded". They won't give me a credit for telling them to toss Vista in the trash bin where it belongs. So, yes, you have downgrade rights, but you don't have a legal copy of XP to install on your new machine (unless you have other licensing arrangements). Have a foolish usenet argument about the semantics if you want, but getting a machine with the OS I want (XP) on it from Dell or other major manufacturers costs me $100 more - if they will even provide it.
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