In a recent attempt to purchase a valid copy of Windows Vista operating system, a product of Microsoft (MSFT), the IT manager tried 7 times to enter his credit card information, in which it cost him total of $1,632 in duplicate transactions.
It’s an obvious flaw in Microsoft’s web accounting system yet Microsoft is too big and bulky to react to one customer. There’s not word on Microsoft’s part yet except for automated computer messages.
The fact is clear that Microsoft Vista is a horrible piece of an operating system, now their accounting system fails.
Windows Vista is ultimately Microsoft’s biggest failure, yet they want to keep robbing consumers.
What they should really do is refund every Vista purchase and make a brand new operating system.
What can you do?
Junk that Vista and at least use a Windows XP or better yet, buy a MacBook or a linux based system.
Fire Microsoft Vista today! Here’s a parody ad we made weeks ago and a how to guide for downgrading to XP.
Here’s the message the customer wrote to Consumerist for help:
My name is Bill. I work at a large University and deal with Microsoft quite frequently as an IT Manager. Recently I went to purchase the new Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate operating system from their online store, Windows Live Marketplace for my personal use on my home computer. I filled out all the appropriate documentation and submitted my order to them with my debit card information and the nightmare began….
Upon selecting “submit” from their site I was immediately taken to a page stating “Microsoft cannot be contacted at this time” or similar, “Please try again later.” So needing a license for Vista right away I resubmitted it and, again, got the same thing “Microsoft cannot be contacted at this time, please try again.” After 6 attempts, finally, the 7th attempt was successful and I was able to purchase a copy of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade (which turns out was not what I wanted in the first place). I thought all was well until the following morning… I received a call from the fraud prevention department at my bank stating I had been charged by Microsoft 7 times at $233.15!!!!!!
This was completely unacceptable and I immediately phoned Microsoft when I got to work. Microsoft stated to me that the problem was with the bank and that the charges hadn’t actually posted to my account and I just need to wait for the bank to update their info so this is what I did. After a couple days nothing had changed in my bank account. I was still in the hole roughly -$500.00 thanks to Microsoft.
I called Microsoft again and was told my issue would be “escalated”. Ok I thought. No problem they recognize the problem and are working to address it and get this taken care of. WRONG. They did in fact remove a couple of the charges (4 of them) but what about the other 3???? I contacted Microsoft Windows Live Marketplace and stated it has been about 2 weeks and I have still seen no change in my bank account. I then told them I would now like to get a refund as well for the one copy I did actually receive. That return was processed in the same phone call the way I would expect the others to be credited back to my bank account. WRONG again. So by this time I have spent almost all month without any money and being late on all of my bills and now, almost a month later, am STILL waiting on Microsoft to refund the other 2 charges that were posted to my account at $233.15. This is almost $500.00 and for someone who gets paid monthly is completely unacceptable. I have been calling Microsoft now for 2 weeks straight and all the Microsoft Windows Live Marketplace keeps telling me is “I am sorry sir your issue has been escalated to our product delevopment team and you should get a call back today or tomorrow.” WRONG yet again…. Everytime I call its the same story “… it has been escalated sir sorry” “we will call you tomorrow” ….. No call.
I am really irritated and have asked numerous times for a number or email address to “Product Development” and they keep telling me they don’t even have that information and that the system they use doesn’t even tell the support person I am speaking with that contact information. WHAT KIND OF SYSTEM IS THIS?
I now have overdue bills and am going hungry for what would appear to be the rest of the month…. I suppose this is what I get for trying to do things legitimately with Microsoft… A big smack in the face.
I give Microsoft a lot of business being and IT manager at a large University but am extremely dissatisfied with this whole experience. I will be seeking Unix/Linux alternatives.
Please Help!!!!
