Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 26th Apr 2008 22:22 UTC
Windows As you surely know by now, the latest hype on the web is stories, news, or supposedly new quotes regarding the potential availability of Windows XP after June 30th, when Microsoft will cease selling the seven year old operating system. The latest development? Big PC companies like Dell and HP have found a backdoor to keep on selling XP after 30 June. And no, it doesn't involve Windows 2003.
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So?
by Phloptical on Sat 26th Apr 2008 23:44 UTC
Phloptical
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2006-10-10

I'm not sure what's new about this. Every MS Office license that we purchase at my company is for 2007 Pro, yet we are installing 2003 Pro. It's perfectly legal and validated by Microsoft. In fact, I think the purchase of an XP license allowed for legal installs of Windows 2000.