Rick Schummer wrote: > Supply and demand. XP is lower in supply than Vista, and has more demand. > Simple economic theory > states when these conditions exist the price is likely to go up. This is > Gateway Michael. Dell did > not charge me a penny more for an XP Pro SP2 system. My choices on the type > of system were limited > though, and I could only purchase the machine as a business, not as a > consumer (which I think is bad > business). > >
Consequently, I was at the Dell.com website prior, starting to customize a Vostro small business laptop for purchase, but it wouldn't let me choose WinXP....only hastla Vista. Did you use the common website or some other entry point? Dell was my first choice since my current one is going strong and they're bringing support back to the USA (re: "Gold Plan" support). I heard a rumor not long ago that Gateway was on its way out....but I've liked their products in the past for the most part, and the fact that they kept a lot of support people here in the US made me prefer to deal with them. (Sorry, foreigners! <g>) -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
