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01-29-2008, 08:33 AM
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· #1 | | NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2006
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|  Microsoft Plans to end Windows XP Sale on June 30th, VERY stupid i think
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,1...xp/article.html
Its very stupid to push their vista product this way.
I think most corporates won't go for vista for another 3 years.
XP is the most powerful OS that microsoft ever release (IMO), and the most secured one so far.
Vista is mostly for personal use, not business.
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01-29-2008, 08:59 AM
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· #2 | | NamePros Member | I do think it's ourageous! If they are going to abandon all the XP users like this, is there any guarantee that vista users won't be in the similar situation in a few years' time? | |
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· #3 | | Account Closed Name: Rohan Chavan Location: Navimumbai, India Join Date: Oct 2007 | well i got myself a original XP ! and its working Awesome ....
I love XP
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01-29-2008, 10:42 AM
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· #4 | | CarthageMO.info Location: SW Missouri Join Date: Jul 2004
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| Yeah, I was just thinking I wouldn't bother upgrading to Vista until I absolutely had to, now this.. sucks! | |
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01-29-2008, 10:49 AM
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· #5 | | NamePros Staff Name: Peter Location: Scotland Join Date: Nov 2003
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| They were planning on doing this a couple of months ago but changed their mind. | |
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01-29-2008, 11:14 AM
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· #6 | | www.IntelBank.com Name: Mike Location: www.intelbank.com Join Date: May 2005
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| They have obviously not quite considered that they continue to drive business in the Apple direction.
If they discontinue XP Sales, i'll move to a dual core Apple and have XP or Vista as a secondary OS.
WTG MSFT! 
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01-29-2008, 11:16 AM
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· #7 | | In-House Graphic Designer Location: Toronto, Canada Join Date: Aug 2004
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| I don't like this idea. I sure as heck am not going to be buying VISTA anytime soon. I've used it and I really don't like it .
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01-29-2008, 11:25 AM
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· #8 | | NamePros Staff Name: Peter Location: Scotland Join Date: Nov 2003
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| Mike, True_Snake they will still be supporting and releasing patches for xp for some time. In fact service pack 3 is in beta at the moment. They are merely stopping selling it. | |
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01-29-2008, 11:27 AM
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· #9 | | Slick & Quick Name: Jim Location: You know, that really really hot place at the core of the planet Join Date: Jun 2004
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| This Toshiba laptop is my last PC  ..and it is XP...
MS is pushing people into an unstable OS...
My next one is a PowerMac....end of story
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· #10 | | NamePros Staff Name: Peter Location: Scotland Join Date: Nov 2003
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| jaydub the same concerns were raised when Me was released and when Xp was released.
In fact I remember when I did my 1st defrag in XP. It managed to lose my installation of internet explorer. I had to use explorer as a browser until I got it sorted. | |
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01-29-2008, 11:58 AM
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· #11 | | Slick & Quick Name: Jim Location: You know, that really really hot place at the core of the planet Join Date: Jun 2004
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| I remembr those issues as well Peter...just an accumulation of things over the years is driving me to a Mac...and Linux is to tech for me .....
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· #12 | | NamePros Bogan.  Name: James Location: Australia Join Date: Feb 2007
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| I don't really want to have to purchase a extra 3-4gig of ram to run smooth on Vista, Then again, I don't even want to run the system.
Bad idea MS | |
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| i've been running vista for about half a year now on an athlon x2 (64-bit) chip and 2 gigs of ram and it hasn't slowed down or crashed or anything. i just wish that mozilla comes out with a 64-bit firefox because the 64-bit internet explorer is hella fast but i'm a firefox fan.
i'm also using avg's antivirus + anti-spyware programs with daily updates along with windows defender. 
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· #14 | | NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2006
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· #15 | | NamePros Regular | I think this will give people a chance to explore other options...Looking at the way UBUNTU is going I have no doubts Vista sooner or later will collapse like a pack of cards.. | |
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01-29-2008, 10:18 PM
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· #16 | | Senior Member Name: D. Location: In front of my PCs Join Date: Mar 2007
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| They end XP but still do supporting, so don't worry too much if you have a XP license and keep it working for 4-5 years, then switch to a stable Vista  while MS beginsa new OS lol | |
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01-29-2008, 10:25 PM
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· #17 | | Revolution Calling! Name: John Location: NamePros Avenue Join Date: Mar 2005
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| MS has done this with almost all their operating systems, Pushing consumers to purchase the newest.
I would assume, just as Win98,ME,2000,XP, that Vista needs A LOT of patches, so that exploits aren't possible.
Bad move by MS, Imo
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· #18 | | DNOA Member Name: Camron Location: Portland, Oregon Join Date: Jan 2006
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| This is a really bad move on Microsoft's end. As previously said, this may be a good way to allow new computer users to explore other alternatives such as Ubuntu, OpenSuse, and other linux distros.
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