Last week I ordered some parts from one of our suppliers. The parts where 10 Hewlett-Packard desktop systems, 10 copies of Microsoft Office, and 1 nVidia display adapter.
The quote arrived that afternoon, for 10 HP PCs, 10 copies of MS Office, and 10 nVidia display adapters.
I’d say “honest mistake,” but this sales rep has done this sort of thing so many times in the past, that I had to request a new rep, because the last time he did this, I had requested an HP server with Windows Server 2008 Foundation.
He replied, saying this edition of Windows Server was not available with this server.
I replied saying I understood, and requested the same server with a copy of Windows Server 2008 Standard edition.
He quoted me the HP server with two copies of Windows Server 2008 Standard edition (one retail, one OEM, so he didn’t technically try to sell me two of the same thing). I told him we didn’t need two copies, so he should just send us the OEM edition.
A few days later the server arrived with its copy of Windows Server 2008 Standard edition… and Windows Server 2008 Foundation edition – you know, the one that isn’t available with this server.