How Microsoft pretends to flog Vista
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| Officially the computer goes out the door with Vista, it arrives on
| site, Vista gets blown away and our image of XP Pro is put on. MS
| still counts the box as a Vista sale however.
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| MS is clever and pretty good at marketing even if they make a
| horribly bloated OS.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39258
Hasta la Vista, Vista
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| A few weeks ago I installed the free upgrade to Windows Vista that came
| with my new PC. Yesterday, I backed up my data, reformatted my hard
| drive, and re-installed Windows XP.
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http://drraw.blogspot.com/2007/04/hasta-la-vista-vista.html
It's like going back to the days of Windows ME, where people /reject/ the
newer version of the software, even if it's 5-6 years newer (just 6 months
in actual development really, but most people fail to realise there was a
'development collapse' in 2005).
Related:
Dell casts doubts on Vista
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| Dell today revealed that it will restore the option to use Windows XP on
| some of its home systems, marking a potentially damaging blow to
| Microsoft's hopes for the newer Windows Vista.
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| While a popular request through the company's IdeaStorm website, the
| choice was substantially outnumbered by requests for pre-installed
| Linux, US-based technical support, and other features -- pointing to a
| larger general demand for the change. The turnaround may be a reflection of
| an overall backlash against Vista, observed IDC analyst Richard Shim.
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/04/19/dell.casts.doubts.on.vista/
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