HP sticks thumb in Microsoft's eye, discounts consumer Windows 7 PCs

[learninmypc]

Computerworld - Hewlett-Packard today launched a new online promotion that discounts several consumer PCs by $150 when equipped with Windows 7, saying the four-year-old OS is "back by popular demand."

"The reality is that there are a lot of people who still want Windows 7," said Bob O'Donnell, chief analyst at Technalysis Research, in a Monday interview. "This is a twist, though, and may appeal to those who said, 'I do want a new PC, but I thought I couldn't get Windows 7.'"

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[davislane1]

That's what happens when you release a new version of Windows before its successor.

 

[learninmypc]

No argument here. In my opinion, it was rather stupid for MS to make such a drastic change with out input from their users. I haven't had a chance to spend time on W8 but what I have done,it was ok, a bit confusing,but oh well.