This will certainly create a business for independent software suppliers.
Posted on 02/08/2008 12:24:19 PM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
Goodbye, Windows XP.
Microsoft, which released its latest operating system, Vista, last year, plans to stop selling Windows XP in stores and through its PC partners on June 30.
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Well, this strategy works so well with the Republican Party and McCain, I guess they thought "Why not?"
Money.........
“We don’t care, we don’t have to...we’re the phone company.”
Well, this strategy works so well with the Republican Party and McCain, I guess they thought "Why not?"
LOL - post of the day...
They most likely weren't XP fans until Hostile la Vista came along.
“Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it?”
Because it’s Microsoft and they know what’s best for you.
/s off
Well, this strategy works so well with the Republican Party and McCain, I guess they thought "Why not?"
Brilliant!
This will certainly create a business for independent software suppliers.
i saw no reason to move from Win2K pro (probably the only GOOD operating system microsoft ever made) to XP, but was forced to..
Now it look like they are doig it all over again with VIsta.
All the have to do is claim to stop supporting older versions. We should call their bluff on that- they make too much revenue from support.
and what i have seen of Vista is a royal annoying pain.
“To call them “fans” is to misunderstand the whole situation.
They most likely weren’t XP fans until Hostile la Vista came along.”
It’s kinda like upgrading from a Toyota to a Lexus...except that the Lexus is broken, slow as crap and doesn’t go to a lot of places you want to go.
I’ll keep my Toyota.
LOL...maybe McCain will offer a service pack to make him more palatable!
Spalding: “I wanna cheeseburger, I wanna hot dog...”
Judge (Father): “Spalding! You’ll get nothing and like it!”
We don’t have Vista and don’t want it. I’ve heard it is full of spyware.
Now that’s funny, I don’t care who you are.
You mean you don’t attend the regular XP fanfest events? I just go for the girls. 8^)
At my age, XP may be my last Windows upgrade.
I am not upgrading to VISTA, even though I qualified for a discount on it with the laptop I bought last year. (I specifically bought a laptop with XP, not VISTA, because even in beta, VISTA was wrought with problems.)
Good question.
My new Systemax p.c. (bought last May) came with XP Pro (SP2) as the OS but also with Vista Pro loaded for 'future use'. I have up to three years (length of warranty) to wait for the Vista bugs to be worked out then I call Tech support and they help with the switchover.
Natch all the new software I bought is also Visa compatible as is my new 22" Samsung monitor. So when I have to switch it shouldn't be too painful. But if my new AutoCAD 2008Lt doesn't work (it's Vista compatible too) I'll go ballistic.
I just said this in our software developing room and got a laugh.
It also wouldn't make too much sense to continue to sell competing versions of the same product from the same company...
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