http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
(I use my comp as HTPC and sp1 hasn't fixed the major problems for me, I've changed full hardware twice already. lets see what sp2 does.)]]>Dec 10th 2008 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 10th 2008 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
I never said Vista was crap. I'm actually using it right now. ;D]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
That makes A LOT more sense. I was like "pirated copies of XP is what messed up the economy...?"]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
If that were the case, I would be so screwed!]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
Totally awesome. ;)]]>Dec 9th 2008 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
It's simply a matter of basic economic principals. The supply of XP has not changed since technically it's always been infinite. So this price increase must be a reflection of the change in demand. XP is in greater demand (than Vista) so the demand slope shifts to the right thereby increasing the price. X -> /\

Jokes aside, it's probably just MS marketing dept trying to get more people on to Vista.]]>Dec 9th 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116515]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
Yeah definitely. It runs very smoothly on my Mac mini. :)]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
Epic fail]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
Being able to use 16GB of RAM has it's advantages.]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
1) No he isn't
2) It was Mojave. With a 'j'.

I'm sorry that your user name appears to refer to the constituent matter of your brain.]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/What makes you the internet authority to decide that a lame quip is an "epic failure"?

@everyone else
What makes your one, isolated, fanboyish experience with Vista a basis for deciding if it is a good or bad OS? However, if several major corporations' IT departments are avoiding Vista, that's a relevant opinion.

]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Vista 32 bit (which is what most people run) like XP can only address up to 4 gigs physical RAM.
Vista 64 bit like XP 64 bit can address up to 16 gigs of ram

I use Vista at work and XP at home. I can honestly say that I still like XP better than I like Vista. But I am a gamer and developer. For most people Vista is a great choice, and is a lot more intuitive than XP. Regardless of if you thought Vista was a good or bad thing, it was a step in the right direction, forward.]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
I'm aware. The majority of the software that I use is Windows only [architectural/design viz genre]. When I was picking up a new computer it was either XP Pro 64 or Vista Ultimate, and at the time there was a deal on OEM copies of Ultimate at Newegg.

Yes, there is other software that runs on Macs, but I don't really like rounded everything aluminum and I really hate the spray everything with gloss and pixie dust look of OSX.]]>Dec 9th 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
Correct me if I'm wrong but Vista 32bit can only handle 3gb of RAM. It only ID's 3gb of RAM in a variety of PC's that I have, 64bit ID's the true 4gb of RAM installed.]]>Dec 9th 2008 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
A 64-bit can theoretically address 6 exabytes of RAM... 8-)]]>Dec 9th 2008 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Vista 32-bit SP1 will "recognize" 4gb, but will only be able to use 3.5gb. However, this "lost" 512mb can be used for the GPU buffer, so there is a benefit for Vista SP1 :)]]>Dec 10th 2008 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Dec 9th 2008 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
Trying to convince us XP isn't worth the hassle? So they pointlessly change the names of everything in Vista and call it less hassle when trying to find what you're looking for? I spent I don't know how long trying to find Add/Remove programs on my sister's laptop because they changed its name for no reason whatsoever. Before that I was tasked with doing some compatibility testing at work between Vista, Office 2007 and all our other software (we currently use XP and Office 2003) and I absolutely hated it for the same reasons, it's all pointlessly changed. The company (not just me) found it too much hassle and haven't switched and i've actually not touched Vista since tbh.

I'll stick to what I know best, XP/Ubuntu dual boot.]]>Dec 9th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/Well said.

@Lane
LOL... so, instead of trying to convince us with strong arguments, they triple the price? That's called forcing people, not convincing them.]]>Dec 9th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/09/dell-raises-cost-of-windows-xp-downgrade-option-to-150/
See how much a mechanic to maintain a Model T costs.
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