Microsoft Reveals Windows Vista SP1 Will Install XP

[Richard]

By Brian Briggs

Redmond, WA – In response to customer demands Microsoft announced that instead of patching bugs and improving features of Windows Vista in the next service pack release, they would just install XP.

"We're focused on giving the customer what they want, and want they want is to just go back to XP," said Microsoft Development Chief Greg Elston.

Elston said not only will the move improve customer satisfaction with Vista, but will allow the company to focus resources on the next operating system instead of the flailing Vista.  "We can move people off of Vista development now, and move them to Windows 7 development," said Elston. "That should allow us to only delay Windows 7 by thirteen months past its scheduled date instead of the planned eighteen."

Customers have had many complaints about Vista, so it wasn't surprising the response to the move was mostly positive.  "Ever since I install Vista I've wanted to go back to XP," said Trey Sportia. "I'm glad Microsoft has given me an easy downgrade path."

Some customers complained about paying for Vista when all they'll end up with is XP which they had already.  Elston said that "if people read the license agreement they'll see this is perfectly within our rights. Anyway, we're calling it Vista XP, so it is new in a way."

Elston also added that if people complain too much they'll just revert to Windows ME 

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/09/micro...ll-xp.html

[GertrudaRose]

I was tempted to let this story stand as it is, just to see how many innocents would fall for it, but I decided I didn't want to know.  So, I think it best to mention that BBSpot is satire, in much the same way as The Onion.  Sorry if I ruined your joke, Richard.

Here's a quote from their "About" page:

"Called "the world's greatest tech humour site" by The Register, BBspot creates entertainment for the geekier side of the world. BBspot produces a variety of features like fake news stories satirizing the tech and political worlds, the BBspot Mailbag which pokes fun at the Believers (people who believe our fake news) and much more."

[Polly]

Actually, someone I know ordered a new tower in Aug., forgetting what we all had told her about Windows Vista.  She ended up sending it back to Dell and asking why she could not get a tower with Windows XP Home Edition.  They told her they were only selling PC's with Windows XP Business Edition, everything else had Vista installed. 

Later, a few weeks following, when Dell called to tell her the charge for the tower had been removed from her credit account, they asked her why she sent the tower back.  She told them she didn't want to use Vista.  They gave her a phone number to call and Lo and Behold, Dell had just started selling new towers with Windows XP Home Edition and she bought one then.

There must have been so many requests for Windows XP and complaints about Vista, Dell decided to capitalize on it.

[Richard]

GertrudaRose, thanks for the info. I didn’t know that site was satire. They had a link to the story on What Really Happened. The story didn’t make sense to me because I couldn’t imagine MS giving up on Vista after spending so much time and money on it. I posted it because I thought it was funny.

Polly, I’ve been hearing lots of stories like your friends. It sounds like Vista is MS’s biggest flop since Windows ME.

[Octahedron]

The Microsoft case proofs or better: disproofs all economic theories:

A monopoly putting the biggest useless bulls**t ever on a global market and all the consumers still want it and no competition or cost effective alternative is distributed.

If aliens will abduct Bill Gates and bring him to the farest boundaries of the universe, that will help all species forever.

 

[Polly]

Richard, what were they thinking when they created Vista???  I don't get it.

[Polly]

Octahedron wrote:  If aliens will abduct Bill Gates and bring him to the farest boundaries of the universe, that will help all species forever.

I can't argue with that!!

[Octahedron]

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I can't argue with that!!

 

Just try it !

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[Richard]

Richard, what were they thinking when they created Vista???  I don't get it.

It sounds like all the spying technologies that the NSA put into Vista and all the copyright protections in Vista is what screwed it up. Also MS has never been able to create a good operating system. The only reason NT, Windows 2000, and XP are good is because MS hired Dave Cutler from Digital to work on them.

[Polly]

Tee Hee!  Which aliens can be recruited to take on the mission?  Bill must take Vista with him when he goes.  It will be his virtual reality for infinity.