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.