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People Willing to Pay $125 to Downgrade to Windows 7
- orionblastar 14y agoYeah Windows 8, it is that bad. Apple has nothing to worry about from Windows 8, might even cause some defections to Apple from Microsoft users.
- quasque 14y agoIf I recall correctly, it used to be that a Windows license entitled the user to instead downgrade to any previous Windows version, if they so desired. I wonder if this is still the case with Windows 8.
- AjithAntony 14y agoYes. http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=5gV4sRBSXmH http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/...
- bunderbunder 14y agoSo someone saw that an independent PC repair shop is offering to downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7 for a fee, and took a photo of it. A site called Cult of Mac writes some breathless commentary, slaps a rather sensationalistic title on it, and posts it on a page with a 3:1 advertisement-to-content ratio. Not to disparage the good people at Cult of Mac, but color me unexcited. One technician disliking an operating system and seeing an opportunity to make a few hundred bucks in it is absolutely great fodder for an amusing photograph. And it's no secret that Windows 8 isn't winning any popularity contests. But it wasn't too long ago that manufacturers were actually shipping new PCs with a Windows XP downgrade disc included in the box. Call me jaded, but compared to that, this seems pretty tame.