Vista as a Christmas present for OEMs

D_o_S · Mar 28, 2006, 03:42 PM

Windows Vista is likely to be shipped to OEMs and system intergators before Christmas! Unfortunately, it looks like the retail version will be available later, in the first quarter of 2007. By the looks of this deal, large PC companies, such as Dell and HP, should be able to sell more PCs during the Christmas period if they have Vista pre-installed .

Source: The Inquirer

zekrahminator · Mar 28, 2006, 03:49 PM

well then we can laugh at how high those vista PC's sell for, and then benchmark them (XPS Vista vs. XPS XP)

infrared · Mar 28, 2006, 10:23 PM

LOL, how much ram do you think Dell will include for their mid range pcs? 512mb? Not enough, that's definate

POGE · Mar 28, 2006, 10:27 PM

You know what this looks like to me? It looks like Microsoft is putting off Vista because thier such butt-buddies with Dell. Not only will the fact that Dell will be shipping Vista over the holidays boost their sales, but the fact that you can only get it from big OEMs will boost them even more. If you want Vista this holiday, you'll be forced to buy a Dell, or some other large OEM... Also, this means that Microsofts "delay" in Vista probably was just a marketing scheme. Oh the horrors.

zekrahminator · Mar 28, 2006, 10:42 PM

as long as my games can be played on XP, I'm happy

POGE · Mar 30, 2006, 01:31 AM

Will this version of Vista ship with DX10?

Mar 28, 2006, 03:42 PM	#1
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Mar 28, 2006, 03:49 PM	#2
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	well then we can laugh at how high those vista PC's sell for, and then benchmark them (XPS Vista vs. XPS XP) __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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Mar 28, 2006, 10:23 PM	#3
infrared Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 2,878 (0.99/day) Thanks: 233 Thanked 185 Times in 156 Posts System Specs	LOL, how much ram do you think Dell will include for their mid range pcs? 512mb? Not enough, that's definate __________________ I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy every minute of it!

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Mar 28, 2006, 10:27 PM	#4
POGE Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In banjo's Goats. Posts: 1,387 (0.50/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 35 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	You know what this looks like to me? It looks like Microsoft is putting off Vista because thier such butt-buddies with Dell. Not only will the fact that Dell will be shipping Vista over the holidays boost their sales, but the fact that you can only get it from big OEMs will boost them even more. If you want Vista this holiday, you'll be forced to buy a Dell, or some other large OEM... Also, this means that Microsofts "delay" in Vista probably was just a marketing scheme. Oh the horrors. __________________ pogeybait

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Mar 28, 2006, 10:42 PM	#5
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	as long as my games can be played on XP, I'm happy __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Mar 30, 2006, 01:31 AM	#6
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