Posted on 06/27/2008 6:03:39 PM PDT by HAL9000
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Redmond, WA (AHN) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is pulling the XP operating system from its product line come Monday. The move comes 18 months after the company launched the Vista operating system.Although Microsoft will not sell the XP program any longer, they will still generate revenue from providing support for the software as it will no longer be free. Microsoft will offer extended support packages for XP until at least 2014.
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We still run 2000 at work.
You act as if you’ve been waiting breathlessly for this news for a long time.
I predict an upswing in Linux and Mac sales.
I have a Vista laptop on it’s way next week. I’d heard that the newest Vista SP helped out with a lot of the bugs.
I guess we’ll see.
Good Riddance. I have hated it for quite some time.
Especially Linux.
Linux.
XP wasn’t so bad. Vista ...
My next computer will be a Mac.
Screw Microsoft.
I bought my macbook last week, and that completed my migration to Mac. I am not an elitest, liberal, and I don’t think I am smarter than you.
But I also get connected to my network without issues. I havent seen a blue screen of death in months.
I am not your typical Mac user....but I also got so sick of Vista asking me what I wanted to do, after I told it what to do. I have enough people asking me if I am an idiot. I dont need a machine to do that.
Yes, the XP laptop by a long shot. Both run the same Antivirus and antispyware programs. The desktop is drastically faster in terms of hardware, but Vista has so many bells and whistles that it drags a bit on boot.
Once running, it seems to be plenty quick though.
Yeah that's why everybody's dumping it and moving on to Vista or Macs. NOT. XP kicks ass.
and for your mac people I also own a mac pro and I love it ...I use it mostly for my home recording studio
I already did it. Buy an iMac - you will wonder why you ever settled for less.
bfl
I think MS made a huge mistake in marketing Vista as an XP replacement. Would have been much better had they worked a bit longer, and made Vista the “Premium” OS from MS, and let XP remain, as is (with security updates) in the product mix. Whenever possible, you should always have a good, better, best or small, medium, large range of offerings.
I mean, what if a great automotive manufacturer, like Packard or Kaiser, paired their line down to one...oh, nevermind. Or, if the largest auto manufacturer, like GM, refused to give people what they really wanted, quality, service, and value...uh, oh yeah.
It says a lot about a company, especially one like MS, to take an action which indicates they have no confidence in their newest flagship release.
And think, they could’ve had XP, Vista, and next year-Horizon (or whatever)!
apt-get install reality...
Our son has an iMac. It is one of the most elegant and functional machines I’ve ever seen.
> MSFT is pulling the XP operating system from its
> product line come Monday.
Typically incompetent and misleading media reporting.
MSFT is terminating sales of retail versions of XP
to resellers, but they are not “pulling” XP, or
fully dropping it - they can’t.
Blista won’t run on low-end PCs, so (OEM) XP remains
available for them, for years.
Enterprise buyers can still exercise “downgrade”
rights, buy Fista PCs, and install XP on them.
Copies of XP in the retail channel will remain for
sale. Doubtless many eBay speculators stocked up,
expecting bids to spike next week. Perhaps a few
mainstream resellers did likewise.
I’m planning to build a PC after the AMD 790GX
chipset is released, and lately bought a copy of
XP for that purpose.
With any luck, I’ll never run Vista. If some key
apps (esp. CAD) were available on Linux, I’d flush
all my MSFT code down my toilet.
My XP crashed a million times...just not a fan and a friend of mine with Vista...well..let’s just say he now has a Mac.
My Dell with XP purchased in July 2001 is very reliable. I can count on one hand how many times it has crashed.
I ran a XP DEll for three years bought a new Dell 1525 last month with Vista. I am completely satisfied with Vista
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XP kicks ass.
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That will fix it.
LOL!
Good way to push people over to MAC ....
If anyone checked out the BT networks, Windows XP is currently being DL’d quickly. Some nice XP Pro versions out there which are slip streamed and easy to install.
Hope you got the 2.83ghz Quad-Core...Vista is 2X slower than XP, and needs 2 gigs of RAM to be minimally happy.
> We still run 2000 at work.
Time is running out for Win2K.
I’m on it at home, and can’t upgrade many of my apps,
because the current versions no longer support Win2k.
XP might now be stable enough to use.
Act fast. Limited time offer.
And don’t buy the full retail version.
Buy the upgrade (and get “Pro” to upgrade 2K, not “Home”),
or build a new PC and buy the OEM version.
You can migrate files and other tasks but can’t turn off UAC? Sounds like you never gave it a chance at all or never did in the first place.
Thats what they have said about every OS from every company. Heck Apple is going to stop supporting it’s non-Intel computers soon.
I’ll be getting the Dell XPS 1530.
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz
3G RAM
Good specs...should run about as fast as your old XP machine!!
;-)
I’ve never had an XP crash. I simply do not understand why others encounter so many problems with MS products. They have been extremely reliable and stable for home use as well as our business use.
I replaced W98SE (now there was a dog) with XP Home and once I found programs that were compatable I don’t think I’ve had any problems. Didn’t even know XP had a “Safe Mode” until we took a power hit.
Upgraded from a 7 year old 800MHz to a 3.4GHz last year and specifically refused to load Vista.
I’ll hang on to XP for the forseeable future until something better comes along.
Actually, you are still able to buy XP. At Dell its called Vista Plus or Vista Bonus or something like that. You get your machine with XP Pro installed, an XP recovery disk and the Vista disk/upgrade.
Much of the business software in the world is either incompatible with Vista or works very poorly on Vista and Dell and others (including MS) recognize that customers will not replace hardware or move up to the new Office, if they are required to buy Vista.
While Microsoft may have quit selling it, many other vendors will still be selling it. So actually, Microsoft is STILL selling XP.
Vista is very bloated. Even on hot hardware, it runs slowly. Imagine buying a hot new laptop and it runs worse than your four year old desktop - thanks Vista.
The latest service pack for XP actually results in an increase in operational speed.
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The Mac sales numbers went up very nicely in response to the release of Vista and the dropping of XP by many of the PC stickers...so I expect you're right.
I am considering a Mac now.
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