I think W7 will be a success unless MS throws a wrench in the works. I agree that they should be pushing Vista instead of penalizing XP. If I was buying a comp and didn't want Vista I'd be teed off to have to pay another 150 for an older OS. Seems all that will do is make things worse for MS, not better. Their actions make it appear that they don't like Vista either. They should do a lot more to show that it is a good OS.

Gary

I hope that Windows 7 is released "when it's ready" and not, like was the case with Vista, rushed out the door with all kinds of "bits" missing.
So far it appears that they are on the right track. Personally I like Vista, but it is a bit of a resource hog, and they seem to be getting away from that in 7.

Could the $150 downgrade just be a case of Dell jumping on the general Anti Vista FUD bandwagon and using it to make a bit of money, and get rid of it's old stock of XP disks

or is that me being cynical

Barman58 said:

Could the $150 downgrade just be a case of Dell jumping on the general Anti Vista FUD bandwagon and using it to make a bit of money, and get rid of it's old stock of XP disks

or is that me being cynical

I'm not too impressed with Dell, so it wouldn't take much to convince me.

Gary

windows XP is a GREAT OS !!!, it will go down in history as one of the best.

but its time time to move on, i really hope all those vista hating XP dinosaurs don't see W7 as a vista refresh b/c the ignorance will start all over again...

thousands put off by the fact that W7 ''is like vista'' when these ppl haven't even tried vista, they just jump on the hatred bandwagon..

now M$ have a battle to move W7 away from anything ''vista'' to grab back that huge chunk of the market which currently sit on the fence...

IMO



:)SK

Barman58 said:

Could the $150 downgrade just be a case of Dell jumping on the general Anti Vista FUD bandwagon and using it to make a bit of money, and get rid of it's old stock of XP disks

or is that me being cynical

yes its just you...

skunksmash said:

windows XP is a GREAT OS !!!, it will go down in history as one of the best.

but its time time to move on, i really hope all those vista hating XP dinosaurs don't see W7 as a vista refresh b/c the ignorance will start all over again...

thousands put off by the fact that W7 ''is like vista'' when these ppl haven't even tried vista, they just jump on the hatred bandwagon..

now M$ have a battle to move W7 away from anything ''vista'' to grab back that huge chunk of the market which currently sit on the fence...

IMO



:)SK

i hope you are reffering to WinXp SP2 right???
i remember when everyone started bashing WinXP in the beginig (cuz it was the cool thing to do yet everyone had some form of windows xp at home or work) and now look at the people that dont want to let go...
but i love MS's Adverts on their website...
theres this one who knows nothing of an OS (or what it is) works....
and she is saying how smart vista is....
sorry but i was LMAOing all the time (sorry couldnt help...)
if MS could made usuable for girl like that then everything is possible...
as long as its stable of course and not memory demanding...
i already know vista is way more secure than xp so i wont go there...

Hey DA,

It's not just me - the lady who brought the cake agreed

Barman58 said:

Hey DA,

It's not just me - the lady who brought the cake agreed

LMAO
+1

as to this cake you are referring to is physical or metaphysical...???
lol


as to the dell xp issue i guess i was one of the lucky ones to get it for free..
(as i was donated a Dell Machine that was burned out (litteraly...lol) and on the inside had a Xp disc...
(regular dell oem disc (no bloat no nothing SP2 too)...

i just think that dell sees a potential market to make money out of loyal xp fans (with the emphasis on loyal)

or they have invested so much in vista that they would rather see the warehouse stockpile with Vista Comps go (with Vista for no extra charge) than having to rip out vista and having to use their more time to bring out drivers for both XP and Vista....

Hi Da

as to this cake you are referring to is physical or metaphysical...???

No I'm sure it was chocolate Mmmmmmmmm

As for Dell they haven't been so successful in the business by ignoring a business opportunity