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They really need to make an upgrade to Pro an item of
prominence in their ads... I general Dell will upgrade to
Pro for about $80...but you have to look for it or ask on
the telephone, they don't seem to push it, even though they
have blurb in their ads.
"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eati6g7rEHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
|I agree. My real beef is that the OEM's bundle Home on
laptops and then
| refuse to give support unless you stick with Home. I
upgraded my laptop to
| Pro (because I thought Home less secure and that is an
issue with laptops
| since most get used with wireless at some point) and
Compaq refused to
| support the computer at all. They have the right to do
that but it is not
| good customer relations. It is a false economy on their
part.
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:uJm8Db7rEHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > Lots of companies also "recommend XP Pro" but you'll
notice
| > that most of the computers shown in ads on the same page
as
| > the recommendation have XP Home simply because it makes
the
| > price LOOK lower.
| > In the same way, ten years ago many computer
makers/sellers
| > bundled OFFICE SBE with a computer because then you had
an
| > operating system and applications and could do something
| > right out of the box. But that added cost to the bottom
| > line and probably turned a few customers away. So today
you
| > have to be a careful reader of spec sheets before you
buy.
| > Unfortunately, reading seems to be not well stressed in
| > education.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| > "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in
message
| > news:OgSkt06rEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| > | My greatest concern is the use of Home on laptops.
| > Because Home does not
| > | allow encryption I think it is an unwise choice and
urge
| > the use of Pro
| > | instead.
| > |
| > | "KunK" <KunK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
| > |
news:BD056F74-F02F-4A32-93B8-4389C67C1B2E@microsoft.com...
| > | > Ok, this may seem like a simple question, but wtf is
the
| > technical
| > | > differences between XP Home and XP Pro?? I have
searched
| > the MS XP website
| > | > but for the life of me I cant seem to find a side by
| > side comparison
| > | > between
| > | > the two. Its almost like Microsoft doesnt want
people to
| > know the
| > | > differences, probably because the products are very
| > similar. Anyway, if
| > | > anyone can point me in the right direction, maybe a
URL
| > of a document
| > | > explaining the differences, I would be extemely
| > grateful.
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
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