Dell to begin charging some customers for Windows XP downgrade
- June 19th, 2008
- 3 Comments
Dell, in its infinite wisdom, will charge customers $20 to $50 to downgrade from Vista to XP. Only buyers of low-end Vostro PCs have to worry, though.
This is all because of Microsoft’s self-imposed June 30 end-of-life for Windows XP.
Says the shrill ComputerWorld:
Adding Vista Business to a Vostro 1000 notebook, for example, costs an additional $99 above the price with the default operating system, Vista Home Basic. However, selecting the downgrade option — Windows XP pre-installed and Vista Business installation media in the box — costs $149. That’s a $50 downgrade surcharge.
Shocking! We should be rocking the Drudge Siren for this.
Or, as John Biggs would say, get a Mac. No more downgrading nastiness.
Ben (Who am I?)
5 months ago
I agree with Biggs. :)
DigitalAngel (Who am I?)
5 months ago
Better yet, get Linux and get Unix for free instead of paying the Apple tax!
Richard (Who am I?)
5 months ago
“Get a Mac”
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Yeah, do that if you… don’t work in a corporate setting, don’t want to run many of the most popular pieces of software in the world, have a lot of money to blow, don’t mind taking the time to learn a whole new OS, and want something that is far less secure than Windows XP or Vista.
In 2007 Mac OSX had over 10X the security flaws identified than XP and Vista put together! (Here are the stats: http://www.digwin.com/view/mac-versus-windows-vulnerability-stats-for-2007)
Don’t believe the Mac fanboy’s hype!