__/ [ [H]omer ] on Monday 26 March 2007 06:48 \__
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> Software-Refund-en
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | What follows is my experience with getting Windows Vista (and more!)
>> | refunded after buying a new machine from Dell Germany. The process is
>> | put down in details for that people interested in doing the same,
>> | can benefit as much as possible from my experience.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.thealternative.ch/tiki-index.php?page=Software-Refund-en
>
> Executive Summary: Refund submitted without any argument at all. (Oh,
> and a refund for MS Works too).
>
> Well, well, well; it seems Dell (Germany) has really pulled out the
> stops to make this process very easy. Quite a different story to how
> things *used* to be.
>
> Such as:
>
>> http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/227237&from=rss
>
> And your many other examples.
>
> Looks like the industry really is changing, and not to Microsoft's
> advantage either. Oh dear.
Say the "V" word, get a refund immediately. To be honest, Dell is very well
aware of Vista's problems, so it's probably filled with guilt when it ships
it, in line with Microsoft's desire/demands.
Some good (well, relavent anyway) links below.
Does Dell hate Microsoft? Yes, Vista sucks ass!
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| Look what has been found on the Dell's web site, very promising!
|
| [PICTURE]
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http://hakeris.co.uk/Does_Dell_hate_Microsoft?
Vista Runs Smooth Only on 2G Memory
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| However, Dell CEO Kevin Rollins suggested otherwise on Thursday, 26 Oct at
| a speech at Shanghai's Jiaotong University. "I think they tell you maybe 1
| gig of memory is OK. No, two gigs of memory would be great."
|
| This echoes with my own experience with Vista RC2. With only 1G of
| RAM, there are many disk activities indicating heavy disk swap, a
| symptom of lack of memory in the system.
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http://www.itechnote.com/2006/10/27/vista-runs-smooth-only-on-2g-memory/
Vista driver issues keep Dell Blu-ray laptop on WinXP
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| Dell's XPS M1710 notebook with a Blu-ray disc player is stuck on Windows XP
| until driver issues can be worked out, according to a Dell representative.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10792_3-6161548.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Dell's "Express Upgrade" to Vista not so "express"
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| Dell-using Vista hopefuls are expressing their frustration at
| Dell's continued delays and problems with their Vista upgrades.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/12/dells-express-upgrade-to-vista-not-so-express/
Dell Plays Hide-and-Seek with Vista PCs
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| I never thought I would be saying this, but I think we have a
| Vista OEM distributor giving Microsoft the shaft. Who would
| that be you ask? Why, none other than Dell.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2478
At Dell, Windows XP Home is $19 less than worthless
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| Latitude D520N Duo (with FreeDOS): $984
|
| Latitude D520 Dual Core (with Windows XP Home Edition SP2): $965
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http://danpritchard.com/blog/2007/02/21/dell-winxphome-19-less-than-worthless/
Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts
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| Despite words of caution from some in the tech industry that it's too
| early to make the switch to Microsoft's Windows Vista, many PC
| shoppers have no choice.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6161250.html
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