Users Fight to Save Windows XP
April 13th, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Technology Writer
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating system. Unless it's someone running Windows XP, a version Microsoft wants to retire.
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If Microsoft comes out with a new version of their OS, it gets sold on a bizillion new PCs.
If Microsoft doesn't come out with a new version of their OS, the existing version gets sold on a bizillion PCs.
Why bother? It's not like they're actually creating anything worth spending extra money on. How many people actually own their own copy of a Microsoft OS and buy the upgrade at a store?
It's just a huge bundling scheme.
Somewhere along the way Microsoft really got into a rut of the same-ol same-ol and stopped thinking outside the box. Until they lay the groundwork for something different, the resistance will only increase. I say ditch the mouse, ditch the keyboard (and taskbar and start menu while you're at it), integrate with the cell & TV and household appliances (we all know this is where home networking is headed), blur the line between entertainment and the personal computer.
So you're on the fence?
Will XP go down in price after june in most retailers ?
Don't forget to match the sticker with Home/Professional and OEM/Retail.
Just one more idiotic scheme to say f to the u, c-k-y-o-u-m-s. And that non-sense was blown even more out of proportion with Vista... I don't even know them all... Home, Basic, Business, Ultimate?!
I highly recommend NOT supporting their miserable existence with any more revenue, regardless of the product.
If this is a path you'd like to pursue and are having difficulty locating a sticker, I'll be happy to pass one along for a very low price. They hate me for this.