I would enjoy an insane grab bag of random stuff!

Yeah same thing happens for me too.

I can actually confirm that Dell is in fact informing it's customers that it'll be shipping XP on computers until 2012.

The exact e-mail I recieved from them, names redacted, is as follows:

"Recently I have been receiving a lot of emails regarding Windows XP end of life.

· Please be aware that Dell will continue to offer XP Pro preloaded through 2012.
· We will ship XP Professional on Dell Optiplex, Latitude and Precision machines with a free upgrade path to Windows Vista.

Regarding Microsoft office 2003, this will continue to be available as a downgrade from 2007 through the open license program. Please let me know if you would like a report showing your open licenses so we can ensure you are compliant.

Let me know.

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-------------------- I Dell Inc
Preferred Account Manager"

Well, if what you're saying is correct then wouldn't the cheapest you could get the phone be $299?

gibber9583: According to the press release the $100 rebate for the data plan applies in addition to a new two-year customer agreement which I would assume would also apply to the NE2 program. Although, the price of the phone starts at $399 as well, the $299 looks to be after the $100 rebate for the agreement, so you're still right the phone can be had for no less then $199.

"The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone will be available in May for $299.99 after a $100 rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the device is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase."