RE: Dell refuses to upgrade MCE 2004 to 2005

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 11/11/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:00:07 -0800

Gateway says the same thing!

>-----Original Message-----
>When Windows XP was released in October 2001, Dell
refused to upgrade the
>drivers for my laptop and suggested that I buy a new
laptop. My computer was
>only a year old at the time and I was not prepared to
buy a new one. I was
>without a CD/RW drive for a year as a result. I will
never buy another Dell
>computer ever again.
>
>
>"G" wrote:
>
>> I just read this on Dell's Media Cenetr 2005 webpage:
>>
>>
>>
>> In our continuing effort to give our customers the
very best possible
>> customer experience, we are not offering an upgrade
from Media Center 2004 to
>> Media Center 2005, since we cannot be sure that every
customer has the proper
>> hardware required to run Media Center 2005 optimally.
If you want Media
>> Center 2005, we recommend you consider upgrading to
one of Dell's newest
>> DimensionTM system that has Media Center 2005
preinstalled so you can enjoy
>> all the new features in the best possible way.
>>
>>
>>
>> Way to go Dell, I will never buy another Dell again or
reccomend them to
>> anyone again. I just paid 2K for my computer two
months ago and I am sure
>> that Dell knew that 2005 was coming out and they would
not upgrade 2004
>> users. That is cheating the customer in my book.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>.
>

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