If 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.
So 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.
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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.