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I get your point ...
... the hassle of doing a load of XP once could be a pain (although in my experience XP loads onto new Dells quite easily), but Dell only needs to do this once (and remember, the $150 is on top of the price of the Vista OS).

I really need to keep my old XP discs ... they'll go on eBay one day and make me a fortune!
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The alternative  voyager529 | 12/05/08
I get your point ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 12/05/08
The other half  voyager529 | 12/05/08
Stick vs Auto: This Has Nothing to Do With Cost!  Seamus O'Brog | 12/08/08
Disagree - It's a Win-Win for Dell  jhilgeman | 12/08/08
YES I WILL PAY  scofrezo | 12/08/08
I Agree  camelacey | 12/10/08
Hmmm, how long have you been a student?  rtk | 12/10/08
YES I WILL PAY  scott@... | 12/10/08
Well, bad luck I suppose...  scorchgeek | 01/02/09
Stick vs Auto does not fit.  MarkGMID@... | 12/08/08
re: paying for both  jsanko | 12/09/08
Cost of Vista  Brent R Brian | 12/06/08
Cost of vista 2  Pembo | 12/08/08
Powerful Vista  whcressall@... | 12/08/08
I use a 300 USD machine.  Spiritusindomit@... | 12/08/08
2000 v XP v Vista  dgrainge | 12/08/08
2000 would be just fine...  JasonVene | 12/08/08
Almost thesame reason I went Vista x64..  JCitizen | 12/09/08
In answer to your Question Adrian  fr0thy2 | 12/07/08
My old XP CD  gypkap@... | 12/08/08
Some People Are Stuck With XP  Conch547 | 12/08/08
keeping XP  ronemus@... | 12/08/08
Upgrade to Vista or Mac OS X  Geotopia | 12/08/08
"Upgrade to Vista or Mac OS X"--false dichotomy  dw.needham@... | 12/08/08
@dw... You suppose I could...  JCitizen | 12/09/08
Object? Abandon Microsoft!  CodeCurmudgeon | 12/08/08
Keep chatting up Linux...  bbneo | 12/08/08
$150 for Window$ vs. $0 for Ubuntu...  Roc Riz | 12/09/08
What about Linux MINT ???  machapungo | 12/09/08
keeping XP  terbeamon@... | 12/08/08
"he's trying to get by with XP for a few more years till he retires"  Alan(UK) | 12/08/08
re: the same custom business software  Me_too | 12/08/08
What!  jbaviera@... | 12/08/08
Compatability mode  JakeZ | 12/09/08
Why pay Dell at all?  rolnmrbl@... | 12/08/08
I personally bought several copies of XP Pro before they went off sale  drprod@... | 12/08/08
I personally bought several copies of XP Pro before they went off sale  Ole Man | 12/09/08
xp  stevehabs | 12/12/08
XP?  drtlhaupt | 12/08/08
Win2K  dw.needham@... | 12/08/08
Win2K still running  electronics_md@... | 12/09/08
Rock on  Clues | 12/09/08
Upgrading Dell PCs (NOT)  jb@... | 12/08/08
xp install on a dell a problem?  CaptOska | 12/08/08
Dell drivers with non-Dell oem  markdean | 12/08/08
OSs in VM  rMatey | 12/08/08
VMs  krezol@... | 12/08/08
VM players  dw.needham@... | 12/09/08
...not entirely true  david.m.acre@... | 12/08/08
Beware! XP install may be impossible due to BIOS  g-man_863 | 12/09/08
BIOS/Hardware issues: bypass with VM  dw.needham@... | 12/09/08
performance of a VM  rtk | 12/09/08
Wonder if you got sold a bill of goods . . .  riotsquirrl | 12/17/08
installing virtual pc  dream333@... | 12/08/08
Vista isn't really worth it...  Slider7 | 12/08/08
Dell and XP  yellowrose4519 | 12/08/08
Pay anything to avoid Vista  johnnydoe1894 | 12/08/08
Paying to upgrade a Dell Computer  augustas73@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  bricar2 | 12/05/08
Are these the same people...  A.Sinic | 12/07/08
Yes, yes they are... NT  mikefarinha | 12/08/08
I still have a win 2000 machine.  richard233 | 12/08/08
A REal Upgrade (NT)  rMatey | 12/08/08
He he  sjbinaz | 12/08/08
No, they are not.  stan@... | 12/08/08
Nope.  AzuMao | 12/08/08
WINDOWS XP  IAMGENO@... | 12/08/08
Stick with Vista?????  agohige | 12/08/08
Stick with Vista???  jbflcracker | 12/08/08
Free?  AzuMao | 12/08/08
actually,  rtk | 12/08/08
If by more exspensive  AzuMao | 12/09/08
No, of course not.  rtk | 12/09/08
Weird  AzuMao | 12/10/08
The license costs is but a small part of the equation.  rtk | 12/10/08
Are you trying to say  AzuMao | 12/11/08
installation is where it starts.....  rtk | 12/11/08
Haha  AzuMao | 12/12/08
What are you even on about?  rtk | 12/12/08
What are YOU on about?  AzuMao | 12/13/08
Let me guess  rtk | 12/13/08
There you go again  AzuMao | 12/14/08
look up hypocrisy.  rtk | 12/14/08
Are you drunk or something?  AzuMao | 12/15/08
iamgeno  bigjohnt@... | 12/08/08
Stick with Vista???  Dev$Null | 12/08/08
Dell wants "Only" $99 on Vostro - Same as Inspiration...  Basic Logic | 12/05/08
Do you have to use "raped"?  Bozzer | 12/06/08
Yep It is a mean word  duclod | 12/08/08
It's part of the English language...deal with it.  ths40 | 12/08/08
You prefer, maybe ... SODOMIZED?  OButterball | 12/08/08
That was a sincere request not to equate  sjbinaz | 12/08/08
"Other's feelings" will be considered on the Dr. Phil site.  OButterball | 12/09/08
Reality what a concept...  Dev$Null | 12/09/08
But it is descriptive.  agohige | 12/08/08
An unpleasant word  Tranman123 | 12/08/08
Clearly misused!  walthenn | 12/08/08
No, it's not misused  alaniane@... | 12/08/08
Oh, but it is! Try to comprehend my post.  walthenn | 12/09/08
Prescriptive Grammarians always forget:  OButterball | 12/09/08
Despite the kangaroo US court  rtk | 12/09/08
"Whiner" would better describe YOU than ME.  OButterball | 12/09/08
An awful word..  AzuMao | 12/08/08
I repeat, no class  sjbinaz | 12/08/08
It's not exclusive to sexual assault  markdean | 12/08/08
But, it's certainly not a synonym for rip-off!  walthenn | 12/08/08
Ten years of technical work, ...  OButterball | 12/09/08
I repeat, get a dictionary.  AzuMao | 12/10/08
It's a reasonable analogy..  pfperry@... | 12/08/08
The *shudder* word  Naugahyde | 12/08/08
businesses  slaphappy | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  NStalnecker | 12/05/08
Vista IS NOT Rock Solid  DevMan99 | 12/08/08
it is not because  Mectron | 12/08/08
Vista Is NOT Rock Solid  pj_mouse | 12/08/08
And how old and flaky...  gypkap@... | 12/08/08
Flaky enough to  AzuMao | 12/08/08
I like my Vista machine, but I bought premium..  JCitizen | 12/09/08
Vista is just as solid as every other OS  bighugedave | 12/08/08
I think the word is STABLE - not solid  dlink | 12/09/08
you're dreaming to say Vista is just as solid as every other OS  WSguru | 12/09/08
You making this up as you go along?  rtk | 12/09/08
It is rock solid..  yschoo1@... | 12/09/08
I love Vista  elliottxp | 12/08/08
Oh! Me Too!!  dw.needham@... | 12/09/08
PLEASE LEARN ENGLISH BEFORE INSULTING SOMEONE  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
Please Learn English  rMatey | 12/08/08
It's OK with poor English  nononsense9 | 12/08/08
english  atari8bit@... | 12/08/08
Um...  DiZastur | 12/09/08
Odd, everyone I talk to ...  mwagner@... | 12/08/08
Same here..  JT82 | 12/08/08
My HP Pavilion 701n is still running...  914four | 12/08/08
You must...  914four | 12/08/08
Vista good for trivial tasks  davidr69 | 12/08/08
No **** sherlock  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Vista good for lots of tasks  bighugedave | 12/08/08
Good for you!  YSB49 | 12/08/08
How is it that Microsoft is somehow ...  mwagner@... | 12/08/08
VISTA - I am one from everyone who talks to you  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
Seriously dude...learn to turn off CAPS LOCK  bighugedave | 12/08/08
I second that...  bruceslog | 12/08/08
FORGET ABOUT STYLE FOR A MOMENT.  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
BUT I'D BE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW YOU'D HAVE WRITTEN THE VERY SAME  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
By tapping the caps lock key, and using...  JCitizen | 12/09/08
COMFORT WHEN NEEDED  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
use of caps  atari8bit@... | 12/08/08
Vista - I am one from Out-There  rMatey | 12/08/08
Odd, everyone I talk to ...  markdean | 12/08/08
WHERE ARE THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LINUX  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
GOOD RESOURCES FOR LINUX  bbneo | 12/08/08
THANK YOU. THE LATTER TWO WENT BEYOND.  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
For Desktop usage  markdean | 12/08/08
THANK YOU.  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
Most Like XP  bobpeg | 12/08/08
TIME GETTING TO KNOW MORE. THANKS.  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
WHERE ARE THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LINUX  rMatey | 12/08/08
Ubuntu  atari8bit@... | 12/08/08
I know a man who hated 95 (thought 3.1 was better!)  jbflcracker | 12/08/08
Yes, there are some that do not like change  markdean | 12/08/08
Surely You're Joking, Mr Wagner!  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 12/09/08
Dude  AzuMao | 12/08/08
No Sir - Not Being Sarcastic  DevMan99 | 12/08/08
Good one lol.  AzuMao | 12/09/08
Most people who hate Vista never used it  tech_walker | 12/08/08
Flawed Logic  DevMan99 | 12/08/08
Vista - excellent system for me (if not for you)  jonrichco | 12/08/08
yeah, in 10 years  elisabethmontgomery@... | 12/08/08
I completely disagree  bighugedave | 12/08/08
So wait for W 7  erik.t | 12/08/08
Yep,  markdean | 12/08/08
Oops (nt)  voyager529 | 12/05/08
Does it cost less than $150 to retrain users?  terry flores | 12/05/08
I fail to understand the need for "Training" and the drop in productivity  Bozzer | 12/06/08
I agree...  Sleeper Service | 12/06/08
But can it be...  914four | 12/08/08
That's very arrogant of you.  Zogg | 12/07/08
Fool me once  mikefarinha | 12/08/08
That's a very biased view.  Zogg | 12/08/08
"People are wising up to this anti-vista tomfoolery"  XweAponX | 12/08/08
No  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Uhh  Solcry | 12/08/08
It's like "upgrading" from word '03 to Word '07  Breetai | 12/08/08
Expensive hardware??  tgreaves21227@... | 12/08/08
Ahhhh...  jasonp@... | 12/08/08
What do you mean upgrading?  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Productivity drops...  button56@... | 12/08/08
Wanna try again?  JT82 | 12/08/08
You've got it all wrong  AzuMao | 12/08/08
If it works the same..  AzuMao | 12/08/08
you should pay more attention  CaptOska | 12/08/08
So in other words...  jasonp@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mcoxwell | 12/05/08
a dedicated video card specifically just for Aero  rtk | 12/06/08
Ya...  AzuMao | 12/08/08
People are generally stupid  Nsaf | 12/06/08
yep  eggmanbubbagee@... | 12/06/08
Have you tried to do anything with Linux?  User07734 | 12/06/08
Hmmm...  logicearth@... | 12/06/08
DRM is a pointless overhead that can always be avoided.  Zogg | 12/06/08
DVD's?  Bozzer | 12/06/08
You mean like this?  Zogg | 12/07/08
close  rtk | 12/08/08
Don't be silly.  Zogg | 12/08/08
Don't be silly?  rtk | 12/08/08
Yes, don't be silly.  Zogg | 12/08/08
Sure, and I can run OS X apps on Windows  rtk | 12/08/08
That's a ridiculous over-generalization.  Zogg | 12/09/08
The over generalization is  rtk | 12/10/08
You have completely ignored everything that I have posted.  Zogg | 12/10/08
Reality vs. Fantasy.  rtk | 12/10/08
DRM?  dw.needham@... | 12/09/08
Compiz  soonerproud | 12/06/08
Guttman's law  rtk | 12/06/08
DVD  1djk1 | 12/08/08
Chances are...  gypkap@... | 12/08/08
Actually, no.  Zogg | 12/09/08
Dell Preinstalled Ubuntu  dw.needham@... | 12/09/08
Troll  NStalnecker | 12/06/08
Troll - pot kettle black  deaf_e_kate | 12/08/08
Yes I use Linux...  Sleeper Service | 12/06/08
Yup, tried installing Intrepid Ibex & Hardy Heron...  wolf_z | 12/08/08
Linux is NOT an alternative for the average Jane/Joe  BryEDS@... | 12/08/08
Average Jane  jdieter@... | 12/08/08
Ubuntu works  davidschaal | 12/08/08
I'm a PC - Running Linux  jdieter@... | 12/08/08
BUT HOW ABOUT VIRUSES? MS vs. INDY  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
It depends  914four | 12/08/08
Thanks. Checked on OpenSolaris. That's huge.  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
Are open source developers that much more talented?  914four | 12/08/08
I agree  AzuMao | 12/08/08
The Cost of XP over Vista can be Verified  ccrasher | 12/06/08
welcome to 2008  eggmanbubbagee@... | 12/06/08
Sleeper's Law of Internet Idiocy...  Sleeper Service | 12/06/08
The same is also true of anyone who...  914four | 12/08/08
rofl  AzuMao | 12/08/08
I keep hearing about the "discredited Gutman report"  914four | 12/08/08
Wrong.  Bozzer | 12/06/08
Educate yourself about OEM's  ccrasher | 12/07/08
Depends on what you mean ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 12/07/08
however  eggmanbubbagee@... | 12/08/08
Yep  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 12/08/08
It ALWAYS works.  ths40 | 12/08/08
what'll happen after product support drops ?  bruceslog | 12/08/08
Nope  marcus_compton@... | 12/08/08
BARGAIN???  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Verified or JUSTIFIED?  conchchowder | 12/08/08
just a small point  steve@... | 12/08/08
The bar has been set.  kozmcrae | 12/06/08
Vista is cheaper you clot.  Sleeper Service | 12/06/08
It's a dollar value on stupidity  eggmanbubbagee@... | 12/08/08
Close  AzuMao | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  NicoToscani | 12/06/08
I wouldn't buy a Dell with...  bjbrock | 12/06/08
What would you recommend then?  KeeBaud | 12/08/08
What would you recommend then? "Gateway"  deviantdecode | 12/08/08
One Laptop per Child happy - NT  bruceslog | 12/08/08
Newegg  AzuMao | 12/08/08
right, newegg or TD  billw1234 | 12/25/08
I'll take that  AzuMao | 12/26/08
Definately HP  914four | 12/08/08
Amen!  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Why say that?  cfischer83@... | 12/07/08
Limited supply?  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Umm....  cfischer83@... | 12/09/08
Oh  AzuMao | 12/10/08
The economics of XP vs. Vista in the enterprise  bkreps | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  gunsmoke234 | 12/08/08
Then they should pay for the support...  JT82 | 12/08/08
Agreed  AzuMao | 12/08/08
Welcome to 2008  ted@... | 12/08/08
XP was/is too good  brainsmith | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dimitri.aguero@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  russelleeadams | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  drnoel | 12/08/08
And what do you use that would stop you ?  JT82 | 12/08/08
$150 please!  ca1ic0cat | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ccfman2004 | 12/08/08
Sounds like a user problem to me  brainsmith | 12/08/08
I second the notion  adelacuesta | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Drawsalot | 12/08/08
Dell's Customization Pages?  Dilberter | 12/08/08
Re: Dell's Customization Pages  justanitguy | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Nathancharris | 12/08/08
Strongarmed?  brainsmith | 12/08/08
Strongarmed, just a bit!  steve@... | 12/08/08
just buy the box with no OS and install XP Pro  AtlantaTerry | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  j0hndrew@... | 12/08/08
Forcing people  brainsmith | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dimitri.aguero@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please! NOT!  ohiomike | 12/08/08
Why the Macbook is cheapest  dcsos | 12/08/08
Would I pay an extra $150 for XP?  mwagner@... | 12/08/08
Vista or XP  red bandit | 12/08/08
There are good reasons NOT ...  mwagner@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  DWMillar | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  cnmckenney | 12/08/08
$100 of this is the Home/Professional price difference  flexstrat | 12/08/08
try this  bruceslog | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  button56@... | 12/08/08
What happened to their "Listen to the Customer" push???  techboy_z | 12/08/08
I think they did and what they learned ...  mwagner@... | 12/08/08
Just a general observation...  button56@... | 12/08/08
And hers my general observation of you...  JT82 | 12/08/08
Well I am not ...  mwagner@... | 12/08/08
150 is WORTH it to avoid the worst OS/Torture Device ever created  XweAponX | 12/08/08
The BEST Alternative  BryEDS@... | 12/08/08
Sir;  bruceslog | 12/08/08
Yes?  BryEDS@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mrleo1957 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  medezark@... | 12/08/08
RE: Vista for more than an hour  trybble1 | 12/08/08
I'm thinking that one's Vista experience  bruceslog | 12/08/08
$150 = The Cost of Believing FUD  ParrotHeadFL | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jclayton@... | 12/08/08
lots of Apps DON'T work properly on Vista  tomb@... | 12/08/08
Bad for Business environment, ok for Home  invmgr@... | 12/08/08
99% of our apps work fine  ParrotHeadFL | 12/08/08
99% of our apps work fine-maybe in your little world  WSguru | 12/09/08
99.9%, in the real world  rtk | 12/09/08
You know what "assuming" does  ParrotHeadFL | 12/09/08
Cakewalk DAW  davidr69 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  chromeronin | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ShockRide | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  varick | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mjpaige | 12/08/08
I'd pay $150 to get rid of this author, though  davetracer@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  pcmag@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  chromeronin | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Main Street | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Boss Brat | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  robert145 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  elisabethmontgomery@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  DEDEYERS | 12/08/08
They won't come  sjbinaz | 12/08/08
Yes, I'd pay it.  drbobjr | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ehielema@... | 12/08/08
I NEVER COMPLAINED ABOUT '95 NOR XP  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ve1alq@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  skipppy35@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  schmandel@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  K V Devan | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  paulw2 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  steffes | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  slickjesus | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dginaven | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Cal Woosnam | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  BobMills@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  rmjivaro | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  null | 12/08/08
Their have only been two good operation systems, xp and 98  dream333@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  sthayes | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  davidchujr@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  gerd.w.kruppa@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  janeadct@... | 12/08/08
Then FREE Ubuntu should work fine for you  jdieter@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jdieter@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  pmanster | 12/08/08
My problem with Vista si the drivers  don3605 | 12/08/08
Yes: Would you pay an extra $150 for XP? YES. YES. YES. and YES.  roseman | 12/08/08
If Vista is so great, then what the heck is Mojave about?  dmellen@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  algerg@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  llsdigitek | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  joeycagle | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  steve@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Lurabyss | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  themartaman | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ryanlee05 | 12/08/08
I can't avoid Windows so I won't buy Dell  tracy anne | 12/08/08
I thought DELL did sell Linux?...  JCitizen | 12/09/08
Now, there's a marketing strategy!  paron | 12/08/08
stuck in the past.  dream333@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  touxiong | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  JerryRocky | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  realityjones | 12/08/08
"Buy" vista, then install xp for free.  magallanes | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  donl@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  modulenz | 12/08/08
XP over Vista?  Naugahyde | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  robertbuckholz@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  cwells777 | 12/08/08
What people ARE doing...  mikifinaz1@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  oldy1 | 12/08/08
RE: I'll do it for less  jimr@... | 12/08/08
Can't stand vista.  bobike321 | 12/08/08
No thanks. Not even  Laraine Anne Barker | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  frankcoleman@... | 12/08/08
Vista=SUV/Hummer XP=Prius/Electric/Hybrid  conchchowder | 12/08/08
Wrong.  Spiritusindomit@... | 12/08/08
I actually enjoy installing XP over Vista MYSELF!  whcressall@... | 12/08/08
OEM operating system licenses are not transferable  dream333@... | 12/08/08
BUT THEY SHOULD BE TRANSFERABLE.  ameen.mann | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  rswapp | 12/08/08
It could be a net savings  hizaleus | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  lostdesertgirl | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jossyy578@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  inyanwicas@... | 12/08/08
RE: Another Alternative  jimr@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  vger_z | 12/08/08
Vista sucks...I'd pay if I had to for XP any day Thank You Very Much  Morphyous | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  avenp | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dpligda@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  GunbladeAddict | 12/08/08
Old dog may learn linux...  bernalillo | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  hiraghm@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  hbbopps@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  cosmicfoole@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  bob.martinez@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jb_lantz@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  gwgijsbers@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  smoqui@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  santajim | 12/08/08
Vista does More than XP????  previso@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Two4tejas | 12/08/08
Class Action Question...  rdemers@... | 12/08/08
Vista is good for home! Period!  bob@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Two4tejas | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  JustGitRDone | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  fred.schwacke@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  anacardo | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  marc_90292@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ozwes007@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mustang_z | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  aishatyese@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jlbomba@... | 12/08/08
I have to stick with XP  Zorched | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  tamrac@... | 12/08/08
That's why I have switched to Linux  dtfan6degs@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  astikali | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Jackbass@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  palfree@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Red Elk | 12/08/08
Simple - order with Linux  cymru999 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mmehslin@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  rajohnson32@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  rajohnson32@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Assimakis | 12/08/08
I'd buy this PC if there were NO Windows tax  rahbm | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  meral1@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  tbanks204 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  john-ammons@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  tpeterson@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  scorpio102448 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  rajohnson32@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Ramil_z | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  sykandtyed | 12/08/08
XP for $150... dell dell  tmp0808 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  brike@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  GLBenedict | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dapted | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  MooMooMooMooMoo | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  kenloe | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  UJ63366 | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  bardjr777@... | 12/08/08
Vista is an orphan  bshirosky@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  SirCatlord | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ramnet@... | 12/08/08
Upgrade from Vista to XP  chili_1_2000@... | 12/08/08
A wake-up call  rahbm | 12/08/08
RE: XP, Vista...  bgonetoo | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  acamilov | 12/08/08
A year ago - YES  kokuryu | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  wwiley@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mtrkula | 12/08/08
Some have no choice...  imanitguy@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jattas@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  TeachnoBabeNYC | 12/08/08
buy Lenovo instead, FREE XP DOWNGRADE  yingkan | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  bamartz | 12/08/08
same old story line same old melody!!  On Site PC | 12/08/08
Time to move on.  rahbm | 12/08/08
What 'extras'?  NStalnecker | 12/08/08
THESE extras...  rahbm | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  atari8bit@... | 12/08/08
No to Windows  arthur@... | 12/08/08
Just bring back 98  LapDRx | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  grtlskinner@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  gdude@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  nielskrarupjessen@... | 12/08/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  kakman1@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mick@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  goldenpirate@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dk@... | 12/09/08
Vista IS Rock Solid - Get Over XP and Move On  paul@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  tealcat | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  TWLAAAS | 12/09/08
Why is this whole XP thing still such a debate ...  KBall1 | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  stylistbarb | 12/09/08
Goodbye Dell  electronics_md@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dant56 | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  electronics_md@... | 12/09/08
Why even look at buying a new PC?  rahbm | 12/09/08
Are you kidding me?!!!!!!!!  zsalloom@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  WSguru | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  WSguru | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? Multiple PC's  ceh4702 | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Rodgernewbern | 12/09/08
Just for something so simple?  Roastmeat | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  huttyputt | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  magicmanvb@... | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  hankcom49 | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  rahterrazas@... | 12/09/08
Sure! And SP4 will be ready by?  gbcooper@... | 12/09/08
Check out Linux MINT  machapungo | 12/09/08
This is extortion by MS, plain and simple. BOYCOTT!!!  xunil skcor | 12/09/08
MS? I think you mean Dell.  rtk | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Ed Detlie | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ninjalover | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ninjalover | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ninjalover | 12/09/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  ninjalover | 12/09/08
Older, affluent users  rtk | 12/09/08
Great troll post Adrian!  tonymcs@... | 12/09/08
Eh?  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 12/09/08
.  cfischer83@... | 12/09/08
They charge for Upgrades  chili_1_2000@... | 12/09/08
I am Running Ubuntu 8.10!So Long MS Windows XP,Vista,  robtjr30 | 12/09/08
But *nix systems are evil!  AzuMao | 12/10/08
yeah yeah.  rtk | 12/10/08
Whatever  AzuMao | 12/11/08
Yeah, whatever  rtk | 12/11/08
Get your head out of your ass  AzuMao | 12/12/08
I'm not even sure you can find your ass with both hands  rtk | 12/12/08
LOL?  AzuMao | 12/13/08
Earth to Azumoa  rtk | 12/13/08
Wow  AzuMao | 12/14/08
Where's your ontopic point?  rtk | 12/14/08
If you'd actually  AzuMao | 12/15/08
SImply a case of what the market will bear  SteveMak | 12/10/08
It's far more likely  rtk | 12/10/08
Hilarious  AzuMao | 12/10/08
Agreed, you are hilarious  rtk | 12/10/08
No, I meant YOU are, LOL!  AzuMao | 12/11/08
it's like talking to my dog....  rtk | 12/11/08
"the OEM has to support every OS they sell"  Ole Man | 12/11/08
Stop talking to yourself then  AzuMao | 12/12/08
And guess what genius  rtk | 12/12/08
Right  AzuMao | 12/13/08
Agreed  rtk | 12/13/08
"An OEM knows for sure their Vista machines will sell"  AzuMao | 12/14/08
Congratulations!  rtk | 12/14/08
Uh-huh  AzuMao | 12/15/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jmclain | 12/10/08
Have We All Gone MAD!  yesigotfaith | 12/10/08
Please point me to where  rtk | 12/10/08
Two wrongs make a right, eh?  AzuMao | 12/12/08
Do you have a single thing to add?  rtk | 12/12/08
HAHAHA funny  AzuMao | 12/13/08
Got your nose.  rtk | 12/13/08
Are you actually that retarded  AzuMao | 12/14/08
Are you actually that classless  rtk | 12/14/08
And you ask why you're a hypocrite..  AzuMao | 12/15/08
you kiss yer mama with that mouth?  rtk | 12/15/08
Rofl look at this little dumbass  AzuMao | 12/16/08
bahahahah  rtk | 12/16/08
The answer to an absurd and juvenile question:  Ole Man | 12/17/08
response to an absurd and juvenile answer  rtk | 12/17/08
LOL?  AzuMao | 12/17/08
Once oleman joined your cause  rtk | 12/17/08
Do you.. actually..  AzuMao | 12/18/08
Oh, you're wandering alright.  rtk | 12/18/08
Scroll back up..  AzuMao | 12/19/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  davisthediver@... | 12/10/08
I'D GLADLY PAY!! Maybe even up to $500  dswanson2609 | 12/10/08
Sign of a tech junkie!  marpincan@... | 12/10/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  marpincan@... | 12/10/08
Microsoft should be happy we use Windows!  Randalllind | 12/10/08
ME will cost you $350 to install  mscalculus@... | 12/10/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  donclogan | 12/10/08
I think it should be...  JustAnOpinion | 12/11/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  dragonmistfire2@... | 12/11/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  hazyz@... | 12/11/08
I installed W2K for free on mine  Chaz Chance# | 12/12/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  spyro17@... | 12/13/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  mjboykin | 12/14/08
nobody has a memory?  billw1234 | 12/15/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  punkinboop@... | 12/15/08
Well believe it.  frankz00 | 12/15/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  frankz00 | 12/15/08
Would you pay an extra $150 for XP?  kcredden2 | 12/16/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  canadianjoexprend | 12/19/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  craigkra@... | 12/21/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  NCWeber | 12/22/08
And it's no different with Windows 2000 wink  V@... | 12/22/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  goingbust | 12/22/08
That might work for you  AzuMao | 12/23/08
Yes, but what's good for the goose......  Ole Man | 12/25/08
Agreed  AzuMao | 12/26/08
Deeper and wider than the Grand Canyon  Ole Man | 12/26/08
Exactly.  AzuMao | 12/27/08
Just like peas and carrots  Ole Man | 12/27/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  jtrent | 12/30/08
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  EdVanHalen | 12/30/08
Scammer yet again  StabMasterArson | 01/06/09
That's not the only reason  AzuMao | 01/07/09
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  raf6917@... | 01/09/09
RE: Dell: Want XP? That'll be $150 please!  Koekoe Barnard | 07/02/09
Because  AzuMao | 07/02/09

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