Ballmer: you can buy Vista and downgrade to XP for free

How can this help their business. When the CEO is off explaining that downgrading is an viable option. I think that has got to have R&D scared shitless - what value is R&D providing to the company. Certainly not to the bottom line..

Ballmer: you can buy Vista and downgrade to XP for free: "While Apple is encouraging its install base to upgrade to the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system, a new sales pitch by its Redmond-based rival to the north recommends that customers unhappy with Vista take a step in the opposite directio...

(Via AppleInsider.)