Windows Hasta La Vista!

Could you believe that "We remove Vista/We install XP/We repair notebooks" was used on a sign placed in front of the A&D Computer repairs, upgrades, and custom built computer store? Even more, this proved to be one of the most successful signs in the last two years, according to the shop manager, who also added that "A lot of people didn't like using Vista, and a lot of the manufacturers forced people to go up to Vista." Anyway, this is only a drop in an ocean, as we're going to see right away...

What happens in the small town of Milford could be easily extrapolated to an entire planet, if I think well, and this is what is all about, since the A&D Computer website says the following about Vista removal: "This service is offered as a way to give customers a choice in the operating system that they want.

It is primarily for systems not purchased at A&D, as all of our systems are offered with the choice of Windows XP, Vista, or without an O/S (so that the customer may install his/her own.)

Big-box stores, however, have decided to force customers up to Microsoft's latest OS, Windows Vista, whether they like it or not. Only a few, select, "business" class systems can be found with the option of XP as an operating system.

A&D Computer has decided to gives these customers the choice of sticking with the mature operating system of Windows XP. If you are a customer forced into Vista and believed that you had no choice, A&D staff can evaluate your computer to see if it is XP compatible, backup any requested files, and revert back to Windows XP from Vista. Our staff can also explain the pros and cons of going back to XP (of which cons there are very little.)"

The funny part of the entire Vista experience is that PC makers are trying to make it look like...Mac OS X! In this article, you can read about the modifications made by HP or Sony to Windows Vista, but do you know what's the funniest part of it all?

...in an email from Lauren Moynihan, a senior product manager at Microsoft, these PC makers are encouraged to build their own custom apps "on top of Windows Vista that enhances the customer experience." From here on, I think the next stop for Microsoft would be to recommend Windows users switching to Mac OS X or Linux!!!