[LINK] Vista is Expensive

[Tom Worthington]

At 09:08 AM 28/01/2007, Roger Clarke wrote:
>... Cost Analysis of Windows Vista ...

My laptop broke on Wednesday so I was doing the rounds of computer 
stores looking for another. The staff were busy shovelling dozens of 
new Vista equipped computers onto the shelves. I had to keep saying 
"no, I don't particularly want Vista", "no I don't want dual core". 
When I asked for a small, low power unit for a little email, I was 
offered a 17 inch laptop, big enough to use as a desk, let alone as a 
desktop computer replacement.

One small shop was fending off calls from customers anxiously wanting 
to know when the could get Vista. The store was recommending 
customers not rush into it, but the customers didn't seem to be 
listening. They sold me a $30 box which I transferred the hard disk 
from my laptop into. This can be plugged into borrowed computers 
using USB, until I find a modest unit to buy.



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