Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Stuck with Windows Vista ? ? Upgrade to XP Pro for $100
>
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> | If you've bought a brand new computer lately, you probably got stuck
> | with Vista. By now you've noticed that NONE of your favorite software
> | works with it, and that the built-in security will make you crazy. If
> | you want a real operating system that works, bring it by, and we'll
> | upgrade you to Windows XP Pro for only $100 ! ! !
> `----
>
> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/sys/297441141.html
>
> This guy could get quite a bit of business, based on the number of people
> who bought Vista (or a new Vista-loaded PC) and then switched to XP or
> upgraded to Linux.
>
>
> Related:
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> Vista backlash grows; key advocate moves back to XP
>
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> | Chris Pirillo just broke up with Windows Vista, saying, "The shipping
> | version of this OS is late beta, at best."
> |
> | Jason Busch did the same: "It's an absolute travesty that
> | Microsoft would have released such a half-baked product."
> `----
>
>
http://gracefulflavor.net/2007/03/06/vista-backlash-grows-key-advocate-moves-back-to-xp/
> http://tinyurl.com/2ldrbe
>
>
> Vista: I'm still waiting for the "WOW" to start
>
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> | This past week, after two months of regular use on my desktop
> | system, I came to a conclusion regarding Vista. After endless
> | dealings with driver and application incompatibilities, reduced
> | overall system performance and considerable frustration with the
> | new "more intuitive" UI, I finally found the fix for Windows Vista more
> | usable - downgrade to Windows XP.
> `----
>
> http://d2.degen.net/?p=88
All of this is going on, then they was that announcement (I think it was in
here) that Vista will not be upgated until Vista SP2, so MS are leaving
people with the crappy version of Vista until they have SP2 ready. Which
all supports the theory that MS knew that Vista was crap but decided to
release it anyway and release the proper Vista later in the year.
That might have worked for them at one time, but now it is backfiring,
according to these links people are going back to XP.
Ballmer isn't proving to be a great leader really is he, he leads with the
crapiest of ideas, dumps the best ideas, lets the best people go and keeps
the naff developers. Hardly the grounds for success I would have thought.
But sod em, MS have had their time, they can go now, "bye MS and thanks for
all the virus's".
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