Windows Vista - Review
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| Right now I would suggest to get Windows XP or a Linux distribute such as
| Ubuntu.
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http://elitehackerspro.blogspot.com/2007/10/windows-vista-review.html
Windows shocker: 67% would buy XP over Vista
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| Is Windows Vista the biggest PR failure in Microsoft's history? I don't
| remember the criticism being this bad a year after XP was launched...
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http://wannabegeek.org/content/view/86526/
Upgrading your new laptop from Vista to XP
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| After installing XP on my new Vista laptop I was absolutely astounded by the
| speed and performance when running XP over Vista. For proper speed,
| performance and utility, XP has the solution for you.
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http://www.instructables.com/id/Upgrade-your-new-laptop-from-Vista-to-XP/
Instructables, a very repspetable Web site, calls it an "upgrade" (Vista ->
XP). Back to 2001...
Recent:
Tesco sell computers with Ubuntu pre-installed - Linux on the up?
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| Tesco is the world's third largest grocery retailer, and also sells
| everything from clothes to electrical equipment.
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http://tech.blorge.com/Structure
%20/2007/10/21/tesco-sell-computers-with-ubuntu-pre-installed-linux-on-the-up/
Currys group blames Vista for poor sales
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| DSG, the group behind Currys and PC World, has warned that poor sales of
| Vista could slash its profits by around £20 million.
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/131507/currys-group-blames-vista-for-poor-sales.html
DSG continues retailer woes
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| DSG, the company formerly known as Dixons, became the latest British retailer
| to report a drop in profits for the summer months today. But it wasn’t all
| down to the rotten weather – this time it was also Microsoft’s fault.
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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/newsalerts/article/748756/dsg-continues-retailer-woes/
Related:
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
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| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
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| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
Microsoft admits Vista screwed - report
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| Vista SP1 is code named "Fiji", presumably after a pretty looking
| island which is paralysed by coups.
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| In a statement regarding the service pack Microsoft admits that
| Vista has "high impact" problems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37125
Microsoft Vista Waster
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| Computer and software manufacturers have turned computers from a convenient
| tool to a means of dictating to us what to buy next.
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http://flyingimam.blogspot.com/2007/09/microsoft-vista-waster.html
Why the Unbundling Windows Sceptics are Wrong
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| Microsoft has introduced a number of measures in recent versions of Windows
| which are designed to stop piracy of Windows. In effect, they have provided
| their own answer to this question.
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http://www.cybersource.com.au/users/conz/why_the_unbundling_windows_sceptics_are_wrong.html
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