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Windows XP Downgrade Costs $21 More Than New Copy of Leopard
Windows XP Downgrade Costs $21 More Than New Copy of Leopard
Since the introduction of Windows Vista, Dell has been offering a downgrade option to Windows XP for its customers. The deadline for the downgrade option has been extended twice, and at this point costs more than a brand new copy of OS X Leopard. Tgdaily points out that the Windows XP ...
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Dell’s downgrade to over 7-year-old Windows XP costs $21 more than new copy of Mac OS X Leopard
MacDailyNews — ... 25, 2001. That's over seven "OS years" or, in human years, just shy of 236 years old. Hadar continues, " TG Daily points out that the Windows XP downgrade option is listed on Dell’s website with the Inspiron 1525 notebook and 530 desktops with a $150 price-tag.... Apple sells brand new versions of Mac OS X Leopard for $129 (single user - family pack is $199). If you’re in a tax-free state like Oregon, that’s exactly $21 less than Dell’s Windows XP downgrade option." Full article here .

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