Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Mar 2006 18:39 UTC, submitted by xsst4
"This is the year... The year that Microsoft releases the newest version of Windows. We are targeting to make Windows Vista generally available in the second half of this year, and the exact delivery date will ultimately be determined by the quality of the product. So what is so compelling that our customers would want to spend money upgrading to the Vista operating system? Let's take a quick look at all that Vista offers a small business."
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2005-07-07
They won't have too. You get it wether you want or not with almost every (new) PC/laptop you buy.
If you look at prior initial sales figures, the boxed versions of WinXP Pro & Home sold extremely well due to the exposure & hype that MS put out.
I wish we could buy a Dell or watever branch PC without any OS as an option.
Companies such as Dell, Gateway, Compaq, etc., no longer make the majority of their profits from 'hardware.' The mark-up is quite small and has been for quite some time.
They make their money on (1) packaging an OS such as Windows to help market & sell the system, (2) services, additional software sales, peripherals, and (3) 'extended service contracts.
These companies push 'ease & comfort' to the user to entice them to purchase their particular products & services.
Not too long ago a coworker made a call to purchase a high-end system, but he didn't want an OS on it. He was surprised to learn that they 'wouldn't' sell him a system w/o Windows pre-installed on it. After several minutes he became pretty flustered and ended the call. He called back a day or so later, talked to a different person and the exact same thing happened.