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[News] Vista Ultimate Edition Rejected Because GNU/Linux is Much Better

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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition

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| I gave it a shot, but Vista Ultimate simply did not impress. If "the most 
| complete version of Windows" can't cut it, I think I can definitely say that 
| Vista is not for me. I for one plan on sticking with XP for my gaming fixes 
| as long as it still works, and use Linux for everything else.   
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http://www.techiemoe.com/tech/vistaultimate.htm

People are upgrading from XP... but not to Vista.

Stuff That Works With Linux #3

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| If anyone reading this knows of Linux/Free Open Source Software applications 
| that can be used to monitor a mobile broadband connection, I would be pleased 
| to hear about them.  
| And I bet you can guess what my next major job is..
| That is correct – wiping XP Pro off my laptop and devoting the whole disk to 
| antiX. 
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http://reddevil62-techhead.blogspot.com/2008/08/stuff-that-works-with-linux-3.html


Recent:

PC Makers Attempt to 'Fix' Vista OS Themselves

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| Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Sony are trying to right the Vista-OS wrongs with
| each creating their own software to be pre-installed on new computers in the
| hope of fixing perceived ease-of-use problems with Vista, according to a
| interesting report in today's Wall Street Journal.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007577.html


Unwanted licences boost Vista numbers

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| "From the 30th of June, we have no longer been able to ship a PC with an XP
| licence," said Jane Bradburn, a marketing manager for HP Australia. "However,
| what we have been able to do with Microsoft is ship PCs with a Vista Business
| licence but with XP pre-loaded. That is still the majority of business
| computers we are selling today."
|
| Therefore the Vole's claims for high Vista sales figures are merely so much
| steer manure. The major PC vendors are still preloading Windows XP, but
| Microsoft is counting those XP preloads as Vista sales.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/29/vista-sales-really-windows-xp


Related:

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


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.
|
| [...]
|
| 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/


Lenovo offers downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP

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| My colleague Stian just sent me this interesting link regarding my
| experiences with Windows Vista. Since I assume the link will NOT have the
| visual appearence it has right now for very many more hours (days) I've
| created a screenshot of how it looked when I went into the site.  
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http://jaxed.org/lenovo-offers-downgrade-from-windows-vista-to-windows-xp.blog


Windows Vista kicked out of Olympics PCs

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| Microsoft's latest version of Windows is too risky to implement for the
| important computers managing the 2008 Olympic summer games in Beijing, said
| the event's computer supplier and sponsor Lenovo.  
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http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/08/08/no.vista.on.olympic.pcs/


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.  
|
| 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.
|
| "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
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