vista 64 bit ordering.

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It is absolutely asinine for Microsoft to expect people to buy software then
have to pay to have it delivered! Who thought this up! Which corporate head
minion thought that customers wouldn't be outraged by this!

Actually, it's really no surprise. Microsoft has always been arrogant about
their superior position and it's not the first time they did something to
anger their users or customers. This time, though, it seems like they'be
taken the cake. They should get the award for the most uncustomer focused
company out there.

SMARTEN UP!

Those Mac adds are turning heads...don't help push people away by such
asinine policies. Policies that I'm sure could warrent a class action law
suit.
 
Can I have some of those drugs?
When you purchase a product online, does the seller not charge you for
shipping? Why should Microsoft be any different? If you went to newegg.com
and bought the same software they would charge you shipping.
 
You misunderstand. I purchased this at a Staples store. Now I'm forced to
order a CD and have it shipped. I'm not the one on drugs. Microsoft is. What
if a person planned to take time during the Christmas break to work on their
pc and reinstall an operating system and totally re-install software. That
person goes to the store, buys the operating system he wants, then finds when
he gets home that he has to wait a week or two to get the operating system he
thought he already owned shipped to him.

Please. The only one not seeing this as an issue are Microsoft MVP personnel
that will dumb it down. And even then. I'm sure many of those guys/gals would
have been surprised when they heard of this idiotic policy. Who wouldn't.
There's just no sugar coating this one. Microsoft messed up big time.

B.
 
Come to think of it, this situation would make a great Mac ad. Ad execs
created the perfect PC vs MAC ad and Microsoft insists on providing a
constant supply of fodder for those ads....
 
So you think that MS should charge more for all of the retail versions of
the 32 bit versions of Vista other then Ultimate so that the buyers can get
"free" copies of the 64 bit version.
I don't think that all of the buyers of the 32 bit versions who never plan
to upgrade are willing to pay for something they never plan to need.
 
So you think MS should continue to deceive it's customers?

All MS had to do was offer 32 and 64 bit software on the same divd. My issue
is that any reasonable person would assume that a 64 bit version of the
software they are selling would be readily available in the same box.

Why have it only available on Ultimate, then. Do you think they don' t plan
on enticing more customers to their higher priced offering? Please! Take off
your "I work at MS" hat and think like a reasonable person. Microsoft could
have offered the software on the same DVD in the same package, or offered it
in a different package at the retail level and not deceive people into buying
a retail colorful green box that's essentially useless.

I don't want to pay 199.00 plus Shipping and handling when I buy a product
at a retailers. I, and most reasonable thinking consumers, would assume that
a product they purchase at the retail level is all inclusive and ready to
use.

Maybe it's just me! I can't believe other consumers don't feel the same.
Maybe we could hear from someone who doesn't work for Microsoft. This is
really a no brainer. You don't sell a toy car at a store and tell people to
pay shipping and handling to get the wheels mailed to them. Let's hear from
the common sense people out there...not the Microsoft plants.
 
By the way...it's not a "free" copy of 64 bit. I already paid my 199.00. I'm
asking for a "paid" copy of 64 bit. I PAID for it. I don't want to pay
shipping for something I already "PAID" for.
 
just go to the store like walmart and buy a copy of the 64bit version of
vista and call whoever you buy it from and ask for a refund
 
I agree that it certainly would be nice if the the 32 bit version and the
64 bit version would fit on one DVD so a second DVD would never have been
required in the first place.
 
Hello Tanner:
The retail package of all Vista versions except Ultimate state on the
package:
"Includes 32-bit DVD and information on obtaining 32-bit CD's or a 64-bit
DVD, additional fees may apply." It is in VERY small type on the bottom of
the retail package. It is certainly a case of reading all the fine print
before making a purchase to avoid disappointment.

xiowan......in tucson

:
"
You misunderstand. I purchased this at a Staples store. Now I'm forced to
order a CD and have it shipped. I'm not the one on drugs. Microsoft is. What
if a person planned to take time during the Christmas break to work on their
pc and reinstall an operating system and totally re-install software. That
person goes to the store, buys the operating system he wants, then finds when
he gets home that he has to wait a week or two to get the operating system he
thought he already owned shipped to him.

Please. The only one not seeing this as an issue are Microsoft MVP personnel
that will dumb it down. And even then. I'm sure many of those guys/gals would
have been surprised when they heard of this idiotic policy. Who wouldn't.
There's just no sugar coating this one. Microsoft messed up big time."
 
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