Consumer Group Demands XP for Vista Victims

thefickler writes "Dissatisfaction with Windows Vista seems to be swelling, with the Dutch Consumers' Union (Consumentenbond) asking Microsoft to supply unhappy Vista users with a free copy of Windows XP. Not surprisingly, Microsoft refused. This prompted Consumentenbond to advise consumers to ask for XP, rather than Vista, when buying a new computer."

Comments

One biased title, please!

[Klaidas]

Uhhh, vista *victims*? Ok, I do understand that most readers like to see anti-microsoft FUD, but this is ridiculous. How are you a "victim" if you're unsatisfied with your operating system or any other piece of software or hardware? It's like someone died because of vista.

Re:It depends upon the system.

[canajin56]

I have the Windows 2000 upgrade disk I used right here, it can upgrade your 9x or NT4 install to 2000, or it can do a fresh install if you insert your older version's disk first for verification. I don't remember when I got it...but it wasn't long after the launch. Reading old press releases, the 9x upgrade box was being priced in late 1999, and was available for sale Feb 2000, along with all other boxes. In January you could buy it preloaded from certain OEMs, but that was it. Unless there was some sort of delay I don't see mentioned anywhere, the 9x upgrade box was available the second the NT upgrade was, which was after it was first available preloaded, but the same time it was available as a stand-alone box.