Dell helps Microsoft: Vista to XP upgrade now $150->
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ozmanjusri writes "Dell has tripled the charge to upgrade Vista PCs to XP.
Under current licensing "downgrade" agreements, system builders can install XP Pro instead of Vista Business or Vista Ultimate, however Dell has opted for a surcharge of $150 over the price of Vista for the older but more popular XP Professional operating system.
Rob Enderle says the downgrade fees could potentially be disastrous for Microsoft;
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Under current licensing "downgrade" agreements, system builders can install XP Pro instead of Vista Business or Vista Ultimate, however Dell has opted for a surcharge of $150 over the price of Vista for the older but more popular XP Professional operating system.
Rob Enderle says the downgrade fees could potentially be disastrous for Microsoft;
The fix for this should be to focus like lasers on demand generation for Vista but instead Microsoft is focusing aggressively on financial penalties," says Enderle. "Forcing customers to go someplace they don't want to go by raising prices is a Christmas present for Apple and those that are positioning Linux on the desktop.
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Dell helps Microsoft: Vista to XP upgrade now $150