preorders stopped for vista

turbotoes · 19 Jan 2007 at 11:01

NOT OVERCLOCKERS

But I see other e-tailers have stopped taking pre-orders at the request of microsoft. Does anyone know why?

jrodga2k5 · 19 Jan 2007 at 11:10

I know of at least one etailer who is still taking them apart from ocuk :rolleyes:

AlexManics · 19 Jan 2007 at 11:29

Something to do with a EULA agreement.

jrodga2k5 · 19 Jan 2007 at 11:38

ah right interesting since ocuk have my cash

dont bother me obviously since it should be arriving early next week

kidloco · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:25

AlexManics said:
As I have said earlier (but my post was rudely deleted) Microsoft have forbid retailers from taking cash for pre-orders. Something to do with a EULA agreement.

Could be worse mate, i got suspended for makign such a comment, oh well.

Just trying to sort my pre order out now, still showing as having 2 orders placed, I cancelled one of them.

Best of all, my boss has just told me I can put it down as expenses

Burnsy2023 · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:42

AlexManics said:
As I have said earlier (but my post was rudely deleted) Microsoft have forbid retailers from taking cash for pre-orders. Something to do with a EULA agreement.

Its a policy rather than an agreement which is why OcUK can go ahead anyway. OcUK, actually started taking preorders before MS made a decision on whether they'd restrict it or not.

Burnsy

Final8y · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:51

I would change the title of this thread to Microsoft request retailers to stop taking preorders