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"Offer XP to everyone," one Dell customer from Texas named David wrote on the company's blog. "Vista may be the latest, but not the greatest. I would shy away from any computer manufacturer that forced me to buy Vista when the software and hardware I have don't work with it."
The above comment form the following article says more than I could about the situation.
Dell Brings Back Windows XP as Option
By Nate Mook, BetaNews
April 19, 2007, 2:59 PM
In response to huge customer demand, Dell has brought back Windows XP Home and Professional as operating system options on a handful of consumer PCs. The computer maker, like most others, had largely switched its product lines entirely to Windows Vista.
The decision came after feedback on Dell's IdeaStorm Web site, where customers are asked what things they'd like to see the company do. Previous requests have included offering Linux as an option, and including OpenOffice rather than just Microsoft Office.