Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 28th Oct 2006 17:28 UTC, submitted by Tyr.
"Leading PC manufacturer Acer has accused Microsoft of ratcheting up the cost of Windows by effectively forcing consumers to opt for the Premium version of Vista. Acer claims that the Vista Home Basic - the new entry-level Windows - is so poorly featured that consumers will simply reject it. "The new [Vista] experience you hear of, if you get Basic, you won't feel it at all," said Jim Wong, senior corporate vice president at Acer. "There's no [Aero] graphics, no Media Center, no remote control."
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2006-04-21
I haven't bought any software at a store since before I had Linux, or broadband; nor have many people I know. Yes, a lot of the software I have bought has been shareware - but sometimes it's more convenient to pay for VMware or Partition Magic over the net than it is to order a package and wait for it in the post or wait till I can get to the store (which isn't that often).
OK, games are an exception. But increasingly I would advise anyone wanting to have a games machine that's viable for more than five minutes to buy exactly that - and not a gaming PC.