From: "Robert Comer" 

> That's a business grade not consumer grade machine,

You didn't specify that in your original post.   Only reason I
mentioned it is that I'm probably counted in the upsurge in computer
numbers, even though it had nothing to do with Vista, it was a replacement
for a laptop that was half dead.  I'll be replacing a couple more this year
too and I hope I can still get XP and office 2003 when I do...

>go try and buy a $600 laptop without vista, you can't get a non-vista Acer
>or HP. You can order it but it won't ship, the vista models will ship
>though..

I know and agree with the argument -- even business grade PC's will
eventually only come with Vista, whether you want it or not.

--
Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message news:45cf54db{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:45cf4da3{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> I bought a brand new ThinkPad T60 for work in January, it was XP Pro and
>> in stock...  (and I added office 2003 OEM.)
>
> That's a business grade not consumer grade machine, go try and buy a $600
> laptop without vista, you can't get a non-vista Acer or HP. You can order
> it but it won't ship, the vista models will ship though..
>
> Geo.

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