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roger_m
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 Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: Microsoft grants XP another stay |
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| vunet.com wrote: |
| Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP, adding another six months to the time in which vendors can offer the legacy operating system as an option with new computers. |
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227520/microsoft-grants-xp-stay
This is indeed good news. As many Windoze users prefer XP to Vista. I have been using Vista daily for a number of months now and I can honestly say I would advise anyone NOT to "downgrade" to Vista. Although Vista does have some substantial improvements over XP, in some areas it does things worse than XP. For example with vista you can not a repair install by booting from the Vista DVD - it has to be done with vista loaded - which is of zero help if Vista won't boot! |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: |
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Doesn't matter to me anymore Roger, I'm running Linux 99 percent of the time, now  |
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That's interesting -- I've actually seen a few new PCs offered with XP just recently and wondered how that happened.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Vox populi.
If Microsoft is smart, they would simply establish XP as a permanent base program with continued support and pay for new products to help establish future compatibility.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Nightmaretony wrote: |
Vox populi.
If Microsoft is smart, they would simply establish XP as a permanent base program with continued support and pay for new products to help establish future compatibility. |
that to logical and too good .MS don,t do those.
They do underhanded sleazy salesmen type things. and those only!
i run linux on 50% of computers. And spend that much or more time on linux.
Once i can get my two main windope programs to function fully under linux even xp will be replaced.
I got an unopened vista ultimate m.e wonder if ebay allows vista sales there?
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