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

10-10-2008

The date and time was 10/10/2008 9:34 AM, and on a whim, nemo pounded
out on the keyboard:

Quote:

>
> I didn't say *all* laptops are only available with the Home version, I
> said nearly all laptops are available with only *one* version. The
> machine I bought only came with the Home version. Other machines only
> come with the Business version. I did find that Dell offers a
> selection of OS, but that is because they custom build machines (with
> a corresponding wait). When buying retail, I did not see more than
> one choice of OS on any given machine and to get the Business Vista I
> would have had to pay some $300 or $400 more. Yes, I guess I had a
> choice, but how was I to know that Vista worked so badly and that I
> would not be able to use my existing apps that have run on the last
> three versions of Windows, NT, 2000 and XP? Is there some reason that
> MS needs to break software?

Hi Nemo,

Because without the constant upgrade cycle, they wouldn't be in business.

They don't like users like you and me, who use it up, wear it out, make
due, or do without.

I was perfectly happy using W2K (and still have a partition of it). I
only installed XP (at the time) so I could advise clients who were
moving from Win9x. I now use it more than any other OS I have
installed, but have found no reason to install Vista. The one or two
clients that purchased a new computer with it pre-installed hasn't been
any reason to cause me to put it on any workstations here.

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Terry R.

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10-10-2008	#1 (permalink)
Terry R. n/a posts	Re: Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months The date and time was 10/10/2008 9:34 AM, and on a whim, nemo pounded out on the keyboard: Quote: > > I didn't say all laptops are only available with the Home version, I > said nearly all laptops are available with only one version. The > machine I bought only came with the Home version. Other machines only > come with the Business version. I did find that Dell offers a > selection of OS, but that is because they custom build machines (with > a corresponding wait). When buying retail, I did not see more than > one choice of OS on any given machine and to get the Business Vista I > would have had to pay some $300 or $400 more. Yes, I guess I had a > choice, but how was I to know that Vista worked so badly and that I > would not be able to use my existing apps that have run on the last > three versions of Windows, NT, 2000 and XP? Is there some reason that > MS needs to break software? Hi Nemo, Because without the constant upgrade cycle, they wouldn't be in business. They don't like users like you and me, who use it up, wear it out, make due, or do without. I was perfectly happy using W2K (and still have a partition of it). I only installed XP (at the time) so I could advise clients who were moving from Win9x. I now use it more than any other OS I have installed, but have found no reason to install Vista. The one or two clients that purchased a new computer with it pre-installed hasn't been any reason to cause me to put it on any workstations here. -- Terry R. *Reply Note* Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
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