Comments on: Windows Vistaster: The "Ow" Starts Now http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080818/windows-vistaster-the-ow-starts-now/ by John Paczkowski Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Why we don't trust Devil Mountain Software (and neither should you) | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080818/windows-vistaster-the-ow-starts-now/comment-page-1/#comment-26419 Why we don't trust Devil Mountain Software (and neither should you) | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:24:23 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=3446#comment-26419 [...] syndication deals with IDG. We found examples of stories mentioning Devil Mountain Software at All Things Digital (Walt Mossberg’s popular side project for the Wall Street Journal), FOXNews.com and USAToday.com [...] [...] syndication deals with IDG. We found examples of stories mentioning Devil Mountain Software at All Things Digital (Walt Mossberg’s popular side project for the Wall Street Journal), FOXNews.com and USAToday.com [...]

]]> By: John Paczkowski http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080818/windows-vistaster-the-ow-starts-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 John Paczkowski Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:16:40 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=3446#comment-2012 Clearly, we need to chat, Mac Beach. Clearly, we need to chat, Mac Beach.

]]> By: Kevin Bourke http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080818/windows-vistaster-the-ow-starts-now/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 Kevin Bourke Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:18:34 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=3446#comment-2006 Walt had a similar column the other day; fact is, and many people still don't know this, if you buy a new PC from a custom builder (there are a number of boutique shops out there) you can order your system with XP. Boutique systems builders are able to continue providing customers with XP well into next year; companies like Puget Systems, for example, out of Seattle can walk you through a system build, enable you to build a system that's right for you and within your budget AND allow you to have XP preinstalled. One key benefit of going with a custom builder instead of the big names. Walt had a similar column the other day; fact is, and many people still don’t know this, if you buy a new PC from a custom builder (there are a number of boutique shops out there) you can order your system with XP. Boutique systems builders are able to continue providing customers with XP well into next year; companies like Puget Systems, for example, out of Seattle can walk you through a system build, enable you to build a system that’s right for you and within your budget AND allow you to have XP preinstalled. One key benefit of going with a custom builder instead of the big names.

]]> By: Mac Beach http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080818/windows-vistaster-the-ow-starts-now/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Mac Beach Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:20:16 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=3446#comment-1998 I hit preview and it submitted (I think). Anyway, I was going to add that I asked at the big government agency I used to work with and they are still not running Vista although licensed to do so. That's over 40K Vista vaporware sales right there. I hit preview and it submitted (I think). Anyway, I was going to add that I asked at the big government agency I used to work with and they are still not running Vista although licensed to do so. That’s over 40K Vista vaporware sales right there.

]]> By: Mac Beach http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080818/windows-vistaster-the-ow-starts-now/comment-page-1/#comment-1997 Mac Beach Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:14:31 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=3446#comment-1997 As I've mentioned before, for government agencies and big companies, Microsoft sells a license, no more than a signed contract in exchange for big fee, that grants customer the right to run Vista or any previous version of Windows. They book those as Vista sales and have no way of knowing what the customer actually runs as they provide absolutely nothing to the customer other than a signed piece of paper. Oh and an agreement to answer the phone if you call for support: "Is the machine plugged in?, turned on? try rebooting, reinstalling, reformatting and reinstalling, change machine name, change your name, move to another location, another country, did any of that work?" As I’ve mentioned before, for government agencies and big companies, Microsoft sells a license, no more than a signed contract in exchange for big fee, that grants customer the right to run Vista or any previous version of Windows. They book those as Vista sales and have no way of knowing what the customer actually runs as they provide absolutely nothing to the customer other than a signed piece of paper.

Oh and an agreement to answer the phone if you call for support: “Is the machine plugged in?, turned on? try rebooting, reinstalling, reformatting and reinstalling, change machine name, change your name, move to another location, another country, did any of that work?”

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