What happens the day after Vista's Launch?

So what happens the day after Windows Vista is available to consumers? Will you still be able to buy a laptop or desktop with Windows XP, or are you going to be forced to upgrade with a new computer purchase? We polled system vendors, including Gateway, HP, Toshiba, Fujitsu, and Lenovo, and the answer is unanimous across the board.

According to every system builder we talked to, starting with Vista's January 30 launch, systems aimed at consumers will include only the new operating system, with no option for sticking with XP.

On the other hand, business users (or consumers who buy from a vendor's small business or corporate lines) will have a choice between XP and Vista. Most corporate users will want to stick with the older OS for now, at least until they come up with a rollout plan for installing Vista across their networks, which could include hundreds or thousands of PCs. Microsoft will continue to support XP sales to business users, at least through 2008.

[pkscout]

How About No OS?

Or maybe they could offer an option to have no OS installed and save the consumer/business from paying the Microsoft tax if they aren't going to use Vista. Or, even worse, from paying twice. At my institution we pay for a Microsoft site license *and* we pay for the OS when we buy the machine. What a great scam.

[Fil0403]

How about learning before commenting?

You don't have to pay Microsoft any tax, you are not forced to accept the Windows license agreement and if you do not do so, the store where you bought the PC is obligated to refund you the money you paid for Windows. So you don't even have to pay it once. I, for one, don't pay a single dime to download Microsoft Windows Vista Business from MSDN AA and use it like I'm doing right now. What a great scam, right?

[slim-1]

What you do is tell Microsoft and/or you want

a refund on Windows.

Then reformat and install anything you want.

Even better build you own system.

One of the biggest scams in the computer industry is that you get a better unit going with a major vendor.

You don't. They put the cheapest parts they can get that day.

This is why they have to look up the serial number instead of the model number.

Then with all those parts they need to look up the specific parts on you machine in their database.

So much for award winning tech support many claim.

If you build it, it is exactly what you want, you have no crapware installed by the vendor and you get a real disk.

The last thing to consider.

Put Linux or BSD on it instead of Windows.

Thay are much better OS's.

[Fil0403]

What you do is learn English...

... before you write. It's not Microsoft's fault that big manufacturers put crapware along Windows installation, you can buy (or even get for free through MSDN AA, like me) a copy of Windows and install it and you'll have a clean Windows installation like I have.
And you say Linux or BSD are much better OS's than Windows. Then I ask you the always-unanswered question: if Linux or BSD are much better OS's tha Windows, why do more than 90% of people use Windows and only less than 1% use Linux or BSD (http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=2)?
I a good OS for you is one that forces you to read a manual everytime you want to calibrate a microphone for Skype or uninstall something, doesn't run half of your software, is uncompatible with practically every game on the market and has ridiculous driver support.