[CedarDave]

PING!

[dayglored]

Uh, oh, here it comes.

BEND OVER! HERE COMES VISTA!

[shuckmaster]

Worries like that ended for me when I finally bought a Mac

[nina0113]

Guess I’m finally going to have to dump Micro$oft. I’m a little short on research time - do you recommend Mac or Linux?

[dayglored]

VISTA -- the most effective marketing campaign ever devised for a computer product... the Macintosh

[VOA]

Windows XP driver support begins to end

Unless MSFT engineers a graceful and economic transition to "whatever comes
after Windows Vista"...
they're on their way to at least accelerating the "slippery slope" of
folks that dump Windows/PCs for Apple and their operating systems.

I've been with Microsoft since "the dawn". I'll probably stick with them.

But if the Cluster-F___ continues with the coming transition for
MSFT systems, they'll be eating lower stock prices for the foreseeable future.

[kimmie7]

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[gondramB]

XP Drivers from big manufacturers who want to sell mainly new PC’s is different than whether parts manufacturers will provide drivers for parts they want to sell.

And like Dell, HP will give in if there is enough market demand. Dell got pressured into making Linux drivers too.

[dayglored]

Folks, this is a NON-ISSUE.

1. On your platform of choice (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.), install VMware.

2. Make a Virtual Machine (VM) of Windows XP.

3. Run it FOREVER without driver issues.

I fail to see why anybody is upset, except the manufacturers who are bending to Microsoft's will and designing "Vista-only" hardware. How stupid can they be?!?!?

This is an easy and inexpensive answer!

[jdm]

It’s also doubtful that the drivers will ever be available so you may as well stick with Vista.

First they make us upgrade to Vista, and also starting next year, my TV won't be able to run on rabbit ears alone anymore.

2008 will be the 1979 of the 21st Century.

[org.whodat]

Dell still lists it with their products.

[Quix]

YUCK

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

It’s also doubtful that the drivers will ever be available so you may as well stick with Vista.

How about overcoming the need to have the latest, greatest, bleeding edge PC on the block?

You can still get (or build) a very good PC or even a laptop for quite some time that will run XP just fine.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I’ll just have to switch away from Microsoft altogether. Vista is a downgrade from XP Pro, I don’t want it.

[ShadowAce]

[KoRn]

Moral of the story:

Build your own computers....

[polymuser]

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So, Apple will continue to offer XP drivers for their Intel-based PC's, while M$ and their vendor-minions won't?

Hmm...