Microsoft to simplify downgrades from Vista to XP
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| All this sounds good on (virtual) paper. Like my ZDNet blogging colleague Ed
| Bott, I wouldn’t go so far as to call Vista “Windows Me2.” But I know I still
| wouldn’t want to be a Vista salesperson….
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=543
Hey, [H]omer, even Bott and Foley nicked your joke. Perhaps it's you who
invented this and Charlie -- the man that made it popular.
Related:
Vista – XP Downgrade Rights – Hot Microsoft Subject
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| The downgrade rights from Windows Vista to Windows XP are a hot subject over
| at Microsoft.
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| [...]
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| According to Lisa Michigan from the Microsoft U.K. licensing team, the first
| two positions in the company's top 5 licensing questions revolve around
| Windows vista downgrades.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-XP-Downgrade-Rights-Hot-Microsoft-Subject-57931.shtml
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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| [...]
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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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| In late February, a client of Solbrekk Business Technology Solutions
| bought seven PCs as part of a $50,000 project and decided to try Vista
| on one of the machines. Three hours into the job, he decided there were
| too many compatibility issues with the company's antivirus software
| and a third-party logistics application. So Joann Evans, Solbrekk
| senior account executive, opted to use XP. But after several
| frustrating hours trying to reach people at an OEM distributor
| and then Microsoft to obtain a downgrade license, she gave up and
| purchased a new XP Pro license for her client--with her own money.
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| "I can't tell you how many times I got hung up on," she says.
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http://www.crn.com/software/199100681;jsessionid=WKHCZHK5FANAOQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?pgno=5
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