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Vista Users Can Easily Downgrade to XP

By EAN ⋅ September 26, 2007 ⋅  Email this Post ⋅  Print this Post ⋅ Post a Comment

Even Microsoft Doesn’t Have Faith in Vista.

Microsoft quietly announced that they would be allowing computer vendors to give their business customers the option of downgrading to Windows XP instead of Windows Vista. The move came after many companies, including giants like Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Lenovo, decided to keep offering XP to their customers. Apparently businesses, many of which are not too keen on adopting new technology very quickly, have been asking for XP over Vista from many of their suppliers. It makes sense, considering that most business simply have no need for what Vista offers over XP in terms of features. Last time I checked, there aren’t too many businesses that need DirectX 10 to play Crysis at work.

Normal home users who are stuck with Vista, you may not want to get your hopes up too much. Microsoft is currently only extending the XP downgrade to Vista Business and Vista Ultimate versions, prompting companies like Fujitsu to start bundling copies of Windows XP Professional with their laptops. Dell has even gone so far as to offer the downgrade to it’s home based customers.

Although I understand the problems with Vista in the business world, I really think that Microsoft should have stuck with its guns here. If Microsoft wants their new operating system to take hold, they need to simply discontinue sales of XP once and for all and concentrate their efforts on getting Vista SP1 out the door as soon as possible.

Really, this whole fiasco would not have been a problem if Microsoft would have created Vista Business as just a slightly souped up version of Vista Basic so that low end workstations could run the damn thing without costly RAM and processor upgrades.

Click here to read the original article from CNet.