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XP to still be available on netbooks after Windows 7's release
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| Microsoft Corp. plans to continue offering Windows XP to hardware vendors for
| use on netbook PCs for a year after the upcoming release of Windows 7.
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| "OEMs that are using Windows XP on netbooks will have the ability to install
| Windows XP for one year — 12 months — after Windows 7 general availability,"
| Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Windows product management
| group, said during a conference call with reporters.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9132367&taxonomyId=76&intsrc=kc_top
Microsoft gives users Windows 7 free for 13 months
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| Windows 7 RC, slated for download by MSDN and TechNet subscribers today and
| by the general public on May 5, doesn't expire until June 1, 2010, 13 months
| from tomorrow, Microsoft confirmed today.
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| When asked why the company is giving users such a long free pass for the
| software, a spokeswoman declined to comment.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132397&source=rss_news
Recent:
Why Linux Will Crush Windows 7 on Netbooks
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| Linux versions of netbooks are already doing quite well and if Microsoft
| shoots itself in the foot by crippling its OS, the question becomes less
| about choosing between Windows and Linux and more about choosing between
| crippled and “just works.”
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http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/Why_Linux_Will_Crush_Windows_7_on_Netbooks
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