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Title: Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Post by: Clive on April 20, 2007, 13:58

Responding to customer demand Dell has restarted selling new PCs with Windows XP installed on them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6575089.stm

Title: Re: Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Post by: sam on April 20, 2007, 17:54

good for dell. they should offer full linux installations or OS free ones aswell.

Title: Re: Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Post by: GillE on April 20, 2007, 19:13

I agree, Sam.  The only problem is they wouldn't be able to load the machine with junkware from AOL, Tiscali, Orange, Corel etc.

Gill

Title: Re: Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Post by: sam on April 20, 2007, 22:05

yes indeed.... though the Vista machine I got my parents a few months ago off Dell had none of this, obviously the junkware people were not ready for Vista yet!

Title: Re: Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Post by: Reno on April 21, 2007, 01:13

People don't like to learn something new, ESPECIALLY when what they have works just fine. "If it ain't broke don't fix it." That's probably the main reason people want to stick with xp.

Title: Re: Users force Dell to resurrect XP
Post by: mistybear on April 23, 2007, 09:10

I agree as well Sam, you should be offered a choice of OS and software packages. If you can buy new computers without any OS, or pay extra for one to be installed it should be the purchasers choice of which system they prefer. A little flexibility would be good for business one would think.