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Stop The Innovation Trend: Buy a Dell or Thinkpad Running Microsoft Windows

April 28th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

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I am sitting here, rebooting my new Thinkpad T61, running Windows Vista Pro (hating both the chunky beast that is my laptop and this horrific version windows running it) and while I wait for the 5 minute start cycle, I have time to read and write a short entry on WordsCause.

Today, I read that two major OEMs have decided to continue to offer Windows XP beyond Microsoft’s deadline for Redmond’s OS boneyard trip. According to Ars Technica, both Dell and Lenovo will continue to offer Windows XP to thier customers, because of consumer demand to do so. 

I am continually baffled at the level of success Microsoft is able to achieve and replicate over time.  You would think that after nearly 13 years of building Windows operating systems, they would understand how to do it right, the botch it up version after version.  Remember Windows 98?  How about Windows ME?  SQL 7 and Project 95? Still, people buy their products and reward Microsoft for uncreative, shotty work at a premium price. 

Whats worse is that Dell and Lenovo hardware emulates the lack of attention to detail and design of the operating systems that run them. Still, we buy them–and do so in large numbers. 

I refuse. I will not spend my money on subpar, intensionally flawed products.  We have choices out there. Try a Mac or an HP running Linux; whatever it takes to stop this craziness. Its not an MS/Dell only computing world.  If you speak with your dollars, the market will respond. 

DK

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