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*weedougie* · 24-07-2007

Yep, I wanted to buy my wife a laptop but the Acer I liked only seems to offer Vista.
I'm buggered if I am going to give £50 or there abouts for something I do not want.

I would be quite happy to have XP but it is almost impossible to find a machine I like with the option.
I'm also quite happy to use Linux but being Scrooge like don't want to be ripped off buying an OS I will not use.
I have set up several machines for clients that have Vista without any real problems but it's not for me.
I see that M$ is already talking about the next OS for delivery in 2-3 years, just about when us beta testers have got all the bugs out of Vista.

24-07-2007	#2 (permalink)
weedougie CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,088	Re: Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista Yep, I wanted to buy my wife a laptop but the Acer I liked only seems to offer Vista. I'm buggered if I am going to give £50 or there abouts for something I do not want. I would be quite happy to have XP but it is almost impossible to find a machine I like with the option. I'm also quite happy to use Linux but being Scrooge like don't want to be ripped off buying an OS I will not use. I have set up several machines for clients that have Vista without any real problems but it's not for me. I see that M$ is already talking about the next OS for delivery in 2-3 years, just about when us beta testers have got all the bugs out of Vista. __________________ People will often expend more time and energy avoiding work or the task before them than it would take to do it.