A first from Dell: giving customers a choice of Windows operating systems

Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at business
customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP for
each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before. In
the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its new
computers with the new version.

What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with Vista
and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.

What about the "fact" that HP is out selling Dell - and HP is offering only
Vista?

Dell is just losing it and they are grabbing at a life ring.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
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> Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at business
> customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP
> for
> each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before.
> In
> the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its
> new
> computers with the new version.
>
> What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with
> Vista
> and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
> attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.
>
>

Larry wrote:
> Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at business
> customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP for
> each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before. In
> the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its new
> computers with the new version.
>
> What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with Vista
> and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
> attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.
>
>
Uuhhh...that news is so old as to be ancient.
Frank

Yea, but who would want a crappy HP machine anyway? Even though Dell is
"losing it" their machines are much better than HP. Oh the poor
consumer....

People who buy HP machines don't know any better, therefore don't know they
have choices (or don't understand it)



"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> What about the "fact" that HP is out selling Dell - and HP is offering
> only Vista?
>
> Dell is just losing it and they are grabbing at a life ring.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
> news:Opu34i4hHHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at
>> business
>> customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP
>> for
>> each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before.
>> In
>> the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its
>> new
>> computers with the new version.
>>
>> What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with
>> Vista
>> and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
>> attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.
>>
>>
>

Just out of curiosity what's so bad about HP? I mean at least what's worse
about them than Dell?

Nandro
"Spanky deMonkey" <Spanky@deMonkey.com> wrote in message
news:Oc7$iy4hHHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Yea, but who would want a crappy HP machine anyway? Even though Dell is
> "losing it" their machines are much better than HP. Oh the poor
> consumer....
>
> People who buy HP machines don't know any better, therefore don't know
> they have choices (or don't understand it)
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OSjI4m4hHHA.1624@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> What about the "fact" that HP is out selling Dell - and HP is offering
>> only Vista?
>>
>> Dell is just losing it and they are grabbing at a life ring.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:Opu34i4hHHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at
>>> business
>>> customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP
>>> for
>>> each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before.
>>> In
>>> the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its
>>> new
>>> computers with the new version.
>>>
>>> What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with
>>> Vista
>>> and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
>>> attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

"Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
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> Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at business
> customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP
> for
> each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before.
> In
> the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its
> new
> computers with the new version.
>
> What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with
> Vista
> and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
> attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.

When I used to work in the IT department of a large company
it was routine to spend a year or so testing and planning
such a major upgrade. Meanwhile we still needed new PCs.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OSjI4m4hHHA.1624@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> What about the "fact" that HP is out selling Dell - and HP is offering
> only Vista?

Are HP refusing to supply XP or just not advertising XP anymore?
If HP refuse to supply XP at this early stage in Vistas life they're crazy.

Look at their web site and judge for yourself. I haven't seen any new
computers with other than Vista being supplied.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Julian" <Julianlzb87@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OSjI4m4hHHA.1624@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> What about the "fact" that HP is out selling Dell - and HP is offering
>> only Vista?
>
> Are HP refusing to supply XP or just not advertising XP anymore?
> If HP refuse to supply XP at this early stage in Vistas life they're
> crazy.

Oh the cheerleading. You couldn't acknowledge that this is what their
customers want...

Bill Halvorsen



"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OSjI4m4hHHA.1624@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> What about the "fact" that HP is out selling Dell - and HP is offering
> only Vista?
>
> Dell is just losing it and they are grabbing at a life ring.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "Larry" <larry328NOSPAM@att.net> wrote in message
> news:Opu34i4hHHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Today in a newspaper advertisement for Dell computers directed at
>> business
>> customers, the ad gave customers a choice of Windows Vista or Windows XP
>> for
>> each computer being offered. I've never seen anything like this before.
>> In
>> the past, once a new version of Windows had come out, Dell sold all its
>> new
>> computers with the new version.
>>
>> What this seems to indicate is that Dell is aware of the problems with
>> Vista
>> and the unhappiness many users have expressed about it, so they want to
>> attract more customers by giving them the option of buying XP.
>>
>>
>

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O0aM$$4hHHA.4984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Look at their web site and judge for yourself. I haven't seen any new
> computers with other than Vista being supplied.

There's loads with XP, here's a sample....

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en...-12221982.html