Ok, The Portable Consultant spoke a tad too soon when he suggested home users pretend to be a business when ordering online.

It seems customers are demanding not to be inflicted with Microsoft Vista’s teething troubles in great enough numbers to force Dell (perhaps others?) to offer new machines preloaded with XP instead.

The Register has the story here and The Inquirer has it here.

I suppose I underestimated non-business users’ desire for the same stability that businesses demand. Good work, folks!

Cheers,
-pmh

The Portable Consultant may need a new notebook soon and is quite dismayed by the growing pile of Microsoft Vista problems. Thankfully there are ways to buy a new computer with Microsoft XP installed…

…pretend you are a business!

If you visit a web site such as Dell.com that has the option of indentifying yourself as a “Home & Home Office” or “Small Business” choose the business option. In many cases the same machine will be offered with XP installed.

Businesses know the value of a stable operating system.

Cheers,
-pmh