Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Robert Parsonage ] on Friday 13 April 2007 22:26 \__
>
>> AB wrote:
>>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6551429.stm
>>>
>>> Microsoft is keeping to a plan to stop selling the operating
>>> system even though surveys show a lukewarm response to Windows
>>> Vista among consumers.
>>>
>>> A poll by US market research firm Harris Interactive found that
>>> only 10% of those questioned were planning to upgrade to Vista in
>>> the near future.
>>>
>>> All versions of XP, including those made for media centre or
>>> tablet PCs, are affected by the decision.
>>>
>>> Don't look now, MS. Somebody at your fortress has already done what
>>> they can to stop it in 2007.
>>
>>
>>
>
<http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/default.stm?dynamic_vote=ON#vote_6551866>
>>
>> Which do you prefer?
>>
>> Windows XP
>> 52.24%
>>
>> Windows Vista
>> 14.86%
>>
>> Neither
>> 32.89%
>
> And yet they intend to issue SP3 some time in 2008. It's probably
> about giving people all the 'features' they do not want (Vista was
> proven to offer no security). More food for thought: what societary
> do we live in? Almost 100% of the computers might be sold with
> something that only 14% of the population actually wants. But Dell
> will offer Linux and H-P may soon follow suit.
Here's a fun article but rest assured if Microsoft thought they could
get away with it they would:
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/01/windows-xp-sp3-vista.html
| Microsoft Hopes XP SP3 Will Spur Vista Upgrades
|
| Microsoft hopes to spur interest in upgrades to its Vista operating
| system by releasing Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.
|
| ...
|
| SP3 will also remove Solitaire and Minesweeper to ensure it catches
| the attention of CEOs around the world.
> Yes! These are good times for Linux...
It is indeed.
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