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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."
Oh come on haven't you been reading the news lately. Companies are not allowed to make profit. Its a bad thing. Because if you are making profit then you must be greedy, and exploiting people. Vs. Just good management and operation of your company.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
Windows just keeps getting bigger and requiring more resources for roughly the same functionality.
This in no way differentiates it from NeXTStep*cough*MacOSX.
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