First, if you’ve been thinking of getting a new computer and putting it
off, and you prefer to buy one from us, now might be the time to make that
move. I don’t say this to try and spur sales, to be completely honest, we
have plenty to setup and work on right now, but what I call one of the worst
changes we’ve had to suffer thru in years is about to take place. Most of
you know how I’ve ranted and raved about the problems with both Windows 8 and
now 10. In the past when Microsoft goofed up and came out with something
that was less than desirable, we’ve always been able to stay with what worked
until the they fixed it. For instance eons ago they have something called
Windows ME (short for Millenium Edition), it was pathetic and we stayed
with Windows 98 SE, until they came out with Windows XP. Then they tried
Windows Vista, another bad flop and we kept XP for 13 years until they came out
with Windows 7. Then they came out with Windows 8, which we
nicknamed Windows Hate, because everyone hates it…. So we stayed with Windows
7, then there was hope that Windows 10, which we hoped was going to turn into
something worthwhile, and although it has some good points compared to Windows
8, it’s unreliable and unstable and causes way too many issues and problems….
So we have said, nope, not selling it, we nicknamed it Windows Shin, because
it’s like getting kicked in the shin when you sit down to it and it doesn’t
work.
If you think I’m just being resistant to change, do a search on the web for
class action suits about Windows 10.
Well, they still haven’t fixed Windows 10, and Windows 7 will be what we stick
with until at least 2020. We hope that between then and now they will
either fix it or come out with something more reliable. So if you have a
good working computer with Windows 7, don’t panic, as long as it keeps running
you’re ok for a while…. But… if you need a new computer, Windows 7 is getting
harder to get, and unfortunately that means more expensive. A
perfectly good example is the desktop systems that we normally stock. An
I3 system with Windows 7 Pro, this system was $622 plus tax. Within the
last couple of weeks we tried to order another one and were no longer able to
get it, so we had to order one with an I5 processor, this system is a lot
higher. These won’t be available for long. I
still refuse to sell Windows 10 systems until there is simply no other option.
They are too problematic and unworthy as far as I’m concerned. If someone
gets mad at me, I don’t want it to be because I sold them what I consider a
problem waiting to happen.
Once these systems are no longer available, we may be able to get some small
form factor systems for a little while, I don’t like these, but they are still
better than Windows 10, then after they are gone we will purchase a Windows 10
Pro system and do an inplace downgrade to Windows 7, this will add about
$90 to the price of a system. This may sound ridiculous, but I don’t sell
computers to pay the bills, I sell them as a service. If I sell you something I
prefer to be able to know I’ve sold you something that will be as stress free
as possible.
The Windows 7 desktops have gone up over $100 each since I started drafting
this notice. The Windows 7 laptops are still available, but the numbers
are dwindling.
