Sad story. This all happened a little more than a year ago.
Budget God(BG) calls my boss: we have some money left in the '08 budget do you want to get Mark a new PC since he didn't get one the last cycle?.
My boss(MB): hey Mark do you want a new PC?.
Me: heck yeah!!
MB: sure he'd like one.
BG: tell him to spec it out and send me the info.
MB: will do.
so I send the info over, BG hands it to IT for approval. some time later, IT approves and orders new PC. PC arrives, IT guy looks at it, "um you guys know this is a 64 bit machine right with Windows 7 x64?" other IT guy, "WHAT!! we don't support that". First IT guy puts it back in box.
Months later ...
MB calls IT: any word on the new PC we ordered?
IT guy: yeah it's here but we can't support it
MB: WHAT!! you approved it
IT guy: yeah but we can't support it.
Months later ...
IT guy calls MB: what do want to do with this PC?
MB: I'd like to use it!!
IT: we can put XP on it and let you have it
MB: that's better than it setting in your office collecting dust!!
IT: Okay, we'll get it out there to ya.
Months later new PC arrives w/ XP. <Mark shaking head>