Dell, Lenovo give up on Vista
The customers have spoken – they want Windows XP. Who is Dell and Lenovo to deny them? Both computer makers have pledged to make Windows XP available even after Microsoft’s XP deadline.
According to InformationWeek, Dell and Lenovo have openly declared their decision to keep giving customers the option for XP, even after Microsoft’s ‘deadline’ this coming June. Lenovo’s giving its customers until January 31st next year to ask for a downgrade to Vista, while Dell plans to carry XP all the way to 2010…when Vista’s successor is rumoured to come out.
Hewlett-Packard, on the other hand, has said that it will offer XP for business users who still want it after the June 30 deadline yet remains mum on how long that offer stands.
Vista, it seems, has failed to attract consumers into buying PCs but is instead doing the opposite. All the negative hype, the blasé reviews and the underwhelming experiences spread through word of mouth have turned consumers away.
It’s all well and good that PC makers are deserting Microsoft’s Vista supporter ranks but they should have had a say in the first place. When they received their pre-release copies, tested the machines that were supposed to be Vista-capable, they should have known those machines wouldn’t deliver. When you put out an entry-level Vista machine with only 512MB of RAM on it, will you get a happy customer? No.
PC sellers are, to some extent, responsible for Vista’s failure to impress. The reality is that XP is an aging OS that computers can’t continue to fall back on but as far as successors go, perhaps Vista isn’t the right one. Word to Microsoft: make sure Windows 7 arrives on time and on schedule.
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April 26th, 2008
“The customers have spoken – they want XP. Who is Dell and Lenovo to deny them? Both computer makers have pledged to make Vista available even after Microsoft’s XP deadline.”
Er, what?
April 26th, 2008
Rather than ensuring Windows 7 arrives “on time and on schedule” as you say, I think it would probably be more beneficial to the customer if it arrived fully functioning and when it was ready, unlike vista which was clearly rushed out and is still getting straightened out.
April 26th, 2008
Dell and Lenovo, both made good solid business decisions with this one!
April 26th, 2008
Good bye to Vista. I stick to XP for 50 years or more. Because XP have solid core than Vista. Vista is slooooooooow! I did tried touch Vista on any laptop at Staples, Office Depot, etc. No way to buy Vista. Vista is full of junk! People told that. I got it. Windows Vista is also same as Windows ME!! What for???!!! Crash in blue or black screen again, again. Forget it, Vista. Good idea – we can no longer support to Vista right now. XP is winner war against Vista. XP have secret to unlock to speed up and more stable than Vista. Remember Halo 2 is only for Vista? It work on Windows XP!!! I am very glad to hear from people said that! Vista is lend to failure and lose. XP is lend to winner and successful toward in the future! I hope Windows 7 must be same as XP! Don’t lie to us, Microsoft!!! If Microsoft(MS) lie, we will throw/trash newer Operating System away. People can be complaint on MS too!
April 26th, 2008
Mitch is absolutely right. Better yet, Windows 7 should be more focused and streamlined. The problem Vista had was that Microsoft set out to develop the “Greatest OS Ever Created” and once it became the laughing stock of the computing industry with how long it was taking, their pride forced them to rush and cut features, all adding to the disappointment and problems inevitable to completing the project. Add to this the plethora of confusing versions and price points of Vista, and one can understand the public’s resistance to switching. Mac user’s get a simple, single OS; media features are sold as a separate program suite. Linux excels with a “build to suit” approach and is a much more attractive as a complete hardware/software solution for a customer’s particular needs. You’ve got to imagine that Windows 7 is Microsoft’s last chance, one way or another, to release a blockbuster operating system.
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April 26th, 2008
Buy Mac OS X Leopard now if you want Windows 7 today. :)
April 28th, 2008
The end user will still have to pay for Microsoft’s failure. Sure Dell will continue to offer us XP, but at a price over the failure that is Vista