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Corps mainly buy from OEMs such as HP and Dell, and request for XP if the corps want XP, unless these OEMs does not provide them XP for *whatever* reason. The reason is that, XP license currently should be cheaper than Vista, so why would they choose the Vista in volume license at first and not use it?
As a consumer, it is even dumber. XP is cheaper than Vista. Not a sensed person will buy a new PC pre-installed with Vista ( remember you pay MS for the original license ), and wipe the Vista and use XP later. You'd better off just buy a PC without any OS installed, or just request to install XP.
There is another way around. Remember there was a UK guy who didn't agree to the Windows license and clicked No on the first use, and he couldn't use the PC. Then he asked Dell to pay him back the 50 pounds, and Dell did so. then he installed Linux. Of course someone may install *other* versions after that.
Just a note: among all the Vista versions, only the Ultimate is worth it. You'll find limitations in other versions and find them slimmed down from Ultimate. You only find Ultimate on the streets of China.
Your post makes zero sense. First of all, there are plenty of places to buy Vista Ultimate other than the streets of China.
I also don't think you understood the point of the prior person's post. He said that you could get a new computer with vista, then load XP onto it. You wouldn't have to pay for XP again - he claims that the Vista license entitles you to load XP instead. At some point down the road, you would still be entitled to reload Vista. If you have a copy of XP Pro lying around, then this would be a good way to continue using XP for a while, but then switch to Vista sometime in the future when you are ready - without buying Vista again. This would make more sense than buying XP now, and then paying again for Vista down the road - provided what piper said was true.
It's also not correct that XP is cheaper than Vista. When installed on a new computer. Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium are both cheaper than XP Pro; and Vista Business is the same price. I do not agree with your assertion that Vista Ultimate is the only version worth having; the added features over Vista Business are of no consequence to what I plan to do with my business school laptop. Again, if you are entitled to load XP onto systems with Vista licenses, why not do that?
Also, it's really difficult to buy a PC without any OS installed, and it's substantially cheaper to buy the OS along with the computer. Full versions of either XP Pro or Vista Business cost $250+, far more than if included as part of a new system. I find this suggestion to be totally asinine and off point.
Again, the question is if you purchase a new computer with a consumer license for Vista, does the license also grant you the right to install and run XP instead - until such time when you are ready to reload Vista. I look forward to hearing what Piper finds out.