| What Does It Take to Get a PC With XP?
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eelixduppy
msg:3700505 | 4:55 am on Jul 17, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Fortunately for XP enthusiasts and Vista vetoers, the PC marketplace still has a loophole or two in it. In response to pressure from customers, Microsoft has made some concessions for people who really want XP, offering a lifeline for users willing and able to wade through the company's convoluted downgrading program. The upshot is that virtually every copy of Vista Business or Vista Ultimate Edition is sold with a license for XP, which a computer manufacturer can exercise to install XP Professional on any Vista Business or Vista Ultimate PC.
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[pcworld.com...] Inline with much of the discussion around here, I found this article pretty interesting. Seems to me like not very many companies know how to handle downgrades. I'm wondering if these downgrades are made difficult on purpose.
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bill
msg:3700512 | 5:12 am on Jul 17, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Interesting. I'll bet MS is turning up the pressure on the consumer market. They couldn't get away with that on the enterprise level. The article doesn't stress it, but MS extended the sales of XP for the ultra portable market. You can still get XP Home on those machines without any hassle.
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Marcia
msg:3700515 | 5:18 am on Jul 17, 2008 (gmt 0) |
I don't need another computer, but in looking around, I've found some with XP.
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ken_b
msg:3700595 | 8:26 am on Jul 17, 2008 (gmt 0) |
In the current Micro Center flyer there are 2 Dell Inspiron desktops listed that have XP Pro and a couple of laptops from other manufacturers with XP Pro. I bought a new Compaq with XP Pro from them a couple months ago and they didn't have the Dell XP machines on the shelf at the time. They also offer a couple of machines in their house brand that have an XP downgrade option if I recall right.
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