tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33666125.post8004868498317746263..comments2023-10-11T03:13:26.645-07:00Comments on Geek News: Microsoft Faces "Downgrade" LawsuitRichard M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08853488913177315685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33666125.post-57870453893129195622009-02-15T17:22:00.000-08:002009-02-15T17:22:00.000-08:00Although I do disagree with the "fee" charged for ...Although I do disagree with the "fee" charged for users wanting XP I really don't see this going anywhere. Mainly because you get both a license for XP and one for Vista. Now had MS or the OEMs charged a premium that didn't include both licenses then yeah I could see it. <BR/><BR/>The one sticking point <B><I>might</I></B> be the complaint that MS uses its position to effectively force an OS on OEM users. The lady might have some complaint there an I think that might be the only chance this has to go anywhere.Richard M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08853488913177315685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33666125.post-18513289378998674962009-02-15T15:35:00.000-08:002009-02-15T15:35:00.000-08:00personally i say if the people didn't do the prope...personally i say if the people didn't do the proper research and just buy a pc as is and leave it with all the extra craplettes the manufacturers bloat the systems with they can deal with paying to go to a lesser os if they want to. it's just like adding ram or anything to a pc they are altering it from how they bought it. lawsuits like this just prove the kind of society we are in everyone wants everything for free. i have acouple pcs running xp and my main one is running vista ultimate 32bit and my vista machine is faster and far more stable than any of my xp machines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com