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Came across another story (11 months old) at tecca.com that says over 40% of computer users are still using Windows XP. Does anyone have to wonder why?

http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/06/28/os-windows-xp-market-share/

1 posted on 05/06/2012 3:10:19 PM PDT by CedarDave
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I have a laptop and a notebook that I want to put Xp on. Any ideas on how to remove System 7 and Vista?


42 posted on 05/06/2012 5:27:10 PM PDT by SkyDancer ("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad - Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
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This would be a very, very, very stupid decision by Microsoft.


43 posted on 05/06/2012 5:36:19 PM PDT by fellowgeek (To geek or not to geek.)
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44 posted on 05/06/2012 5:40:58 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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So what? Aren’t there at least 2 dozen applications...half of them free...that will play DVD content beautifully?


45 posted on 05/06/2012 6:27:38 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I will not comply. I will NEVER submit.)
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So if you don’t use it you don’t pay for it. Yeah, that sounds really unfair.


51 posted on 05/06/2012 8:35:21 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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The upcoming Windows 8 operating system (which you can download and preview now) is dropping the ability to play DVD content

Then I am dropping Windows 8 like a hot rock.

58 posted on 05/06/2012 10:45:47 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (I will vote against ANY presidential candidate who had non-citizen parents.)
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Microsoft can’t win against these bigots. When they include features to their OS they are accused of being a monopoly. When they don’t include a feature they are just being terrible.


63 posted on 05/07/2012 7:26:25 AM PDT by CodeToad
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with all the freeware solutions out there, this seems like a MS vs Netscape battle. MS will win this.

MS does not have to pay the studios a single dime and DVD content can still be played.


64 posted on 05/07/2012 8:00:04 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Will it support Bluray, MP4, or other more modern content?

...or is it a tangential justification for Jobs’ “bag of hurt” comment?


66 posted on 05/07/2012 8:07:18 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com/)
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