Proof that Windows Vista = Dogs dinner

[IainBusby]

What really annoys me is that it's almost impossible to buy a new pc or notebook which isn't supplied with vista and that most of the OEM's refuse to post XP drivers for anyone who would like to upgrade..... oops, I meant downgrade to XP.
Iain.

[andypaul]

What really annoys me is that it's almost impossible to buy a new pc or notebook which isn't supplied with vista and that most of the OEM's refuse to post XP drivers for anyone who would like to upgrade..... oops, I meant downgrade to XP.
Iain.

Yet they still supply business machines with Xp often without even asking.
The last company i came across with Vista last week was getting their techs to drop back down the trial machines. To many costs in tech support and no cost advatanges as i mentioned earlier. Then users report the massive improvement in the upgraded software

Also many firms like oursleves although we provide support if asked honestly say drop it down. As one issue a company had involved the manufactuer of the pc, many of the key devices on the pc manufactuers, Huge software companies and all of them pinned it on Microsoft (Vista 64) and Microsoft just said its looking in to the matter. normally they try to pin the blame elsewhere.

How long has it been out and still major issues, last year it had only 1 percent of the business market. The number in the personal conusumer market is higher but then you have no choice in many cases

I am sure i have seen companies actually charge you extra to downgrade to XP and thats once the Vista os cost is taken off

[walesrob]

What really annoys me is that it's almost impossible to buy a new pc or notebook which isn't supplied with vista and that most of the OEM's refuse to post XP drivers for anyone who would like to upgrade..... oops, I meant downgrade to XP.
Iain.

I've just bought a new "Netbook", Advent 4211 and it has XP. Well worth the £279 and has won loads of Recommended awards from various PC mags.