Re: OT: Microsoft extends XP again, sort-of

From: spope33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Steve Pope)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 01:17:15 +0000 (UTC)

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Microsoft today that in addition to allowing XP on new
ultraportables through sometime in 2010, it will also allow
it on so-called "nettop" class desktops, which are a vaguely
defined class of low-end machine.

This pretty much ensures that nobody will have to run Vista
before it's replaced, and also means you won't have to
buy a little tiny notebook just to get a new XP machine.
(Although some of them look pretty nice, like the MSI Wind.)

If you're fortunate enough to already own a copy of XP Pro, you can install
it on any replacement machine you choose to buy. I will probably continue
to use XP Pro until the day that Microsoft totally stops supporting it with
upgrades/patches.

Good point. I see that the XP Pro retail version is now $270
at Amazon -- pretty steep, but for some it may make sense to
buy a copy before it disappears.

Steve

I bought a new high-end Toshiba laptop that came with Vista installed. The
first thing I did was run fdisk and format on it and install XP Pro.

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Wayne Boatwright
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Re: OT: Microsoft extends XP again, sort-of
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OT: Microsoft extends XP again, sort-of
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Re: OT: Microsoft extends XP again, sort-of
... Microsoft today that in addition to allowing XP on new ... ultraportables through sometime in 2010, ... it on so-called "nettop" class desktops, ... defined class of low-end machine. ...
(rec.food.cooking)