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Microsoft Says No Profit In Vista-XP Downgrades
CWmike writes "Microsoft has denied that it makes money when users 'downgrade' Windows Vista to XP, as a lawsuit filed last week alleges. The lawsuit, submitted last week, stems from the $59.25 fee that a California woman was charged in mid-2008 when she bought a Lenovo laptop and downgraded from Vista to XP. In fact, it's computer makers, not Microsoft per se, that charge users the additional fees for downgrading a new PC from Vista to XP at the factory. For example, Dell Inc. adds an extra $20 to the price to downgrade a PC. However, Microsoft may profit from the way it structures downgrade rights."
they've got that Office gravy coming in
Mmmm....office gravy....
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
Does buying a PS3 give you a free PS2?
Yes?
And with Office 2007 the user interface went completely bonkers.
Maybe they wanted it easier - but I can't call it better. I'm still getting dandruff from it.
If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker would destroy civilization.
Hmmm, let me think. My name is Microsoft, and I just sold another copy of Windows XP to a new customer. Did I make a profit?
No, no. Absolutely not! Mmmm-mmmm. No sir, no way, no how. No profit. Nyet, nada, nichts.
(Oh and thanks for the hundred dollars.)
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