Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Thursday 12 April 2007 22:54 \__
>
>> Windows XP to be phased out by year's end despite customer demand
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get
>> | Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite consumer
>> | resistance to Vista and its compatibility problems.
>> `----
>>
>> http://apcmag.com/5835/vendors_in_no_rush_to_ditch_xp_for_vista
>>
>> Unless they get Linux preinstalled (Dell and others will address the
>> demand), the Orwellian code will be forcefed. Microsoft fights what it
>> calls 'naked PCs'.
>
> Addendum: it's worth mentioning that many people rely on programs that will
> never be compatible with Vista. What Microsoft essentially does here is
> eliminate the existence of some third-party software ('housecleaning')
> without leaving room for choice. To makes matters worse, it promises a
> service pack in 2008, yet it makes it impossible to get a PC with XP, which
> is what the customer actually wants. Along with a generation of buried PCs
> (not Vista capable) you will also have several generations of 'buried'
> programs that can no longer run under Windows. It quite nice, is it not?
>
It feels like an enormous bubble just waiting to burst...
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