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Vista To XP Upgrade Triples In Price, Now $150

Posted by timothy on from the don't-forget-special-reserve-windows-xp dept.

ozmanjusri writes "Dell has tripled the charge to upgrade Vista PCs to XP. Under current licensing 'downgrade' agreements, system builders can install XP Pro instead of Vista Business or Vista Ultimate; however, Dell has opted for a surcharge of $150 over the price of Vista for the older but more popular XP Professional operating system. Rob Enderle says the downgrade fees could potentially be disastrous for Microsoft: 'The fix for this should be to focus like lasers on demand generation for Vista but instead Microsoft is focusing aggressively on financial penalties," says Enderle. 'Forcing customers to go someplace they don't want to go by raising prices is a Christmas present for Apple and those that are positioning Linux on the desktop.'"

14 of 907 comments (clear)

  1. One of the first posts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why is the title of this red on the front page???

    1. Re:One of the first posts by s.bots · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      A merry red and green /. Christmas theme?

  2. But... by Anthony_Cargile · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Of course the Linux (namely Ubuntu) upgrade is always free of charge :D.

    (Somebody had to post it.)

  3. Re:Tyrone the Linux nigger's open letter to Ballme by collinstocks · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This doesn't sound like the usual you... Has your slashdot account been hijacked?

    I hope this is a joke...

  4. Linux on the desktop? by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Forcing customers to go someplace they don't want to go by raising prices is a Christmas present for Apple

    Yep

    and those that are positioning Linux on the desktop

    Nope

    I went to Apple precisely because I got tired of waiting on a good Linux for the Desktop. I know some /.ers agoing to say "There already IS good Linux for the desktop" to which I say "How about a *nix that's as good as OSX?".

    'nuff said. Sorry guys, we've been wanting this Linux on the desktop for years now. It's not happening. Thanks Apple!

    You may mod me down now.

  5. Re:Bender sez... by Hurricane78 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now where's my Persuadatron, when I need it?

    Bullfrog... I really miss you!

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    Any sufficiently advanced intelligence is indistinguishable from stupidity.
  6. Re:I don't get it by dunkelfalke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    well, you cannot run mechwarrior 2: mercenaries in xp either.

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  7. Re:It will work... by Planesdragon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry, but explain eight years of Bush to me then.

    Al Gore and John Kerry ran terrible campaigns.

    That, and the Republican Party is not just the party of Stupid. It's also the party of Evil, and smart gets along very well with Evil.

    (There are smart and good Republicans, but if you're Evil or Stupid, the Republican Party really is the only one that reaches out to you these days.)

  8. Re:It will work... by jcr · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Al Gore and John Kerry ran terrible campaigns.

    Starting with the choice of the candidate.

    This time, the democrats came very close to repeating their mistake but the grass roots were able to overcome the party's general bias towards nominating the most pompous, overbearing jerk they could find.

    -jcr

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  9. Re:I don't get it by i.of.the.storm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off topic, but that was a great game, even if back then I was a bit young and sucked at it.

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  10. Re:It will work... by Killer+Orca · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am tired of hearing the word 'sheeple', people I implore you, use it no more.

  11. Re:Tyrone the Linux nigger's open letter to Ballme by Whiteox · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I don't think so. His jive spelling is spot on.

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  12. Re:Tyrone the Linux nigger's open letter to Ballme by poetmatt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Suddenly I wonder how many times he has anonymous racist conversations with himself, such all the anon's that reply to this.

  13. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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