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Downgrade Rights As a Backdoor to Continue to Sell XP?

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 26th Apr 2008 22:22 UTC

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[3]: So?

by lord_rob on Sun 27th Apr 2008 16:24 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: So?"

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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?"

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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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