Amazon.com happy to sell empty boxes of Vista
If you’re looking to buy that retail boxed copy of Windows Vista, you may want to avoid e-tailer giant, Amazon.com as you may end up with an empty box and no Vista DVD inside.
However, this appears to be more of a typo than anything else but if you’re shopping online it never hurts to be aware of the item description which in this case, as per the description on Amazon.com, reads:
“Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium FULL VERSION [DVD], Platform: Vista, No Operating systemâ€
The only place you should see the words “no operating system†is with a barebones computer. It’s possible this listing wasn’t compiled by a human but by a rather (stupid) algorithm and made the mistake of assuming this was some kind of electronic device that didn’t include an operating system. But that’s a total stab in the dark on my part.
It’s probably not actually an empty box of Vista but is still amusing because one would assume that if you buy an operating system, the DVD should be in the box and I don’t know anyone who would pay $215 just for the retail packaging and no operating system.
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July 10th, 2007
Jonathon,
Just thought you might want to know ….
The “No Operating System” refers to the fact that this is a Full Version of Windows Vista (not an upgrade) for PCs without an installed OS.
Since Amazon uses “Platform” to describe the OS enviroment you need to have to be able to utilize the software we are listing; this description would be true for operating systems, but it does look a bit strange.
Amazon NA Software Team
July 10th, 2007
heck if you’ve tried to open the vista packaging its easier to install vista then opining up the packaging
you cant pay me money to open that thing again
July 10th, 2007
Erick, thanks for the clarification but at least we can both admit it looks a bit strange. Perhaps there is a way you might consider rewording that.
It’s not really confusing… I thought it was funny and I’ve always had a good shopping experience with Amazon… just poking a little fun… I didn’t mean any harm.
August 28th, 2009
Amazon.com seller policy sucks. I first opened a seller account on Amazon.com for about a month. I finally made a sell which I accordingly fulfilled. Amazon.com figured out the shipping amount but in reality when I brought it to UPS…it charged me more than what the Amazon credited me for shipping (so I take my lost #1). When I entered my bank account after a sell for later disbursement of what I sold, Amazon.com suspended my account indicating I violated its policy without telling me what I actually violated so, as a result, I closed my store and no further selling (so I take my lost #2) but the stink of it was (after it got its cut on the sell & everything) Amazon.com held my money hostage for months (so I take my lost #3) even though they got my credit card and bank information when I signed up for the seller account. My question is, “Why are they still holding my money hostage?” Are they keeping these funds from sellers so they can meet their bottom line when it comes to their financial reports??? The last stock quote I got for Amazon.com is about $84. Are trying to play this tactic to boost their stock price??? It really stinks!!! Take it from me, if you have a choice, don’t do any business on Amazon.com.