[max americana]

> The continued availability of Windows XP during a transition period after Windows 7’s release will reassure users who have avoided upgrading to Windows Vista and may be wary of the new operating system.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/164128/windows_xp_will_still_be_available_after_windows_7_release.html?tk=loom_biz

Found this link right beside the thread article.

[period end of story]

Alright.

I have XP Pro, and never used Vista: may have to pass on 7, too.

[AF_Blue]

From the PC World article:

"It's been a long time since we've had a version of Windows that will actually run better [than the previous version] on the hardware that most customers have," Nash said. - Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the Windows product management group at Microsoft

Thanks for the warning, Mike.