"Will" <willsjunk@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Wrecklass" <wrecklass1******.com> wrote in message
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>> Valid points. It seems to me that there is a lot of truth in the Rumors
>> that Vista
>> was designed to help sell more hardware. Totally flying in the face of
>> the new
>> lower priced PC's being made by the bigger hardware vendors. I suspect
>> Dell
>> is happily selling these cheap systems knowing full well that they will
>> end up
>> selling expensive upgrades on every one.
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>> I am sad, and a bit surprised by the number of people I see saying "But
>> Vista
>> is newer, so it should be faster, right?" I can only look at them in
>> disbelief. MS
>> really sold people on this idea, but they were banking on most people
>> buying
>> higher end systems, which would mask the performance problems in Vista.
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>> The only WOW I've heard from people is "Wow, this is really going to cost
>> me
>> a lot of money, isn't it?"[/color]
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> Its simple......people should do their homework
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> Hey, do you believe car salesmen when buying a car ?
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It's a fair point to make, but the lack of "WOW" will all be down to a
system that is way under rated for the o.s. to shine.
Everywhere you look now on the Dell site it's Vista.. unless of course you
want XP (hidden away) and then they charge you an extra £50.00 for the
pleasure of a downgrade!!!!
Crazy!