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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RE[2]: So?
by Googol on Sun 27th Apr 2008 06:18 UTC in reply to "RE: So?"
Googol
Member since:
2006-11-24

The problem is HAVING an XP disc to start with. If a PC noobie walks into a store today and buys Vista, they don't have an XP CD like you. - And MS does not ordinarily ship XP with Vista, do they? That's the problem.

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RE[3]: So?
by r0b0 on Sun 27th Apr 2008 14:26 in reply to "RE[2]: So?"
r0b0 Member since:
2006-09-21

The problem is HAVING an XP disc to start with.


This is the puspose of all the warez and torrent sites, isn't it?

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RE[3]: So?
by lord_rob on Sun 27th Apr 2008 16:24 in reply to "RE[2]: So?"
lord_rob Member since:
2005-08-06

Big Entreprises still have XP Corporate (Volume Licence Key) CDs at hand. They don't get them illegally from torrent sites. The problem is that they need a valid license to install a copy per machine. Now the only option to get a valid XP license is to buy Vista business then downgrade to XP pro.

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RE[4]: So?
by Phloptical on Mon 28th Apr 2008 00:59 in reply to "RE[3]: So?"
Phloptical Member since:
2006-10-10

Yeah, and that's pretty much what we do. Although the term "downgrade" is a bit harsh considering we're choosing to ignore Vista like a New York panhandler standing in Port Authority.

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