Windows XP Era Ends Today
After today, major PC makers can no longer sell new computers with Windows XP preinstalled. Microsoft is enforcing its ban on XP despite continued discontent with Windows Vista, which even chipmaker and Microsoft partner Intel is reportedly avoiding.
There are loopholes—for a price. Consumers can buy a PC with premium versions of Vista that can be downgraded to XP, or they can find a non-name-brand PC maker—a "white box" vendor—who might still sell an XP box.
But most consumers will blindly and perhaps reluctantly accept Vista. They'll have little choice.
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You all need to grow up
There was complaints when Windows 95 came out. There was complaints when windows Xp came out, and there will be complaints when the next comes out. Sure Vista has got problems. they all did at first. But when you get vista your not getting a finnished product. your getting a subscription to a product that will eventually by a finnished product. just like it has allways been.
the votes are tallied
the results are clear, gates is a freaking moron in many peoples opinion.
There's still lots of older machines out there with valid xp platforms. I'd consider picking on up and the junk yard, and grabbing the key codes from it for a new re-install :)
just a thought.
Praise the Lord!!!!
Wow! XP is gone, and Vista should go too! But, thankfully
I have already bought a Macbook Pro, and am very very happy!
It even works, without any problems, and does not crash,
and is easy to back up, and a piece of cake to use, and cost me
about $100 Aus more than the comparable DELL Laptop, which,
I might add, does not look as nice!
Good luck to old Billy Goates, hope he will stop buying Apple shares
though, I hate monopolies, he would kill Apple if he had control
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