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Old 17-01-2008, 01:23 PM   #1
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I know it, you know it... Win XP is better than Vista!
However in a near (sad) future, Microsoft will stop to support it beacouse of its greedy marketing reason.

But someone is trying to save XP with a petition and you can help too, at this link:

http://reg.itworld.com/servlet/Frs.f.../80276783/reg&
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Old 17-01-2008, 01:44 PM   #2
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oh they are so gonna listen to them
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Old 17-01-2008, 04:03 PM   #3
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However in a near (sad) future, Microsoft will stop to support it beacouse of its greedy marketing reason.
And what's your problem? Simply don't buy MS products then.
If I don't like a coffee brand, I don't buy it.
Choices enough on the market, and even a lot of opensource software.
Or go http://www.apple.com/

Yay, another one solved by moi. ( :wondering: )
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Old 17-01-2008, 04:37 PM   #4
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From what I understand and have heard up to this point, all that will happen in 2008 is that Microsoft will stop selling Windows XP itself and selling it to retailors, XP support will still last April 8, 2014.

Especially since Service Pack 3 for XP, is almost nearing readiness.
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Old 17-01-2008, 04:50 PM   #5
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Deathdude is correct.

Taken from Wikipedia ...

Support for Windows XP without a service pack (RTM) ended on September 30, 2004 and support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 and 1a ended on October 10, 2006.

Mainstream support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 will end on April 14, 2009, four years after its general availability. As per Microsoft's posted timetable, the company will stop licensing Windows XP to OEMs and terminate retail sales of the operating system June 30, 2008, 17 months after the release of Windows Vista.

On April 14, 2009, Windows XP will begin its "Extended Support" period that will last for 5 years until April 8, 2014.
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Old 17-01-2008, 05:36 PM   #6
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I'm getting a 'déja vue' feeling here.
We've been through this when MSDos -> W95
Again when W95 -> W98
Then once again when W98 -> early NT ones ( STILL have nightmares about those early NT ones !)
Then we saw all this over and over when W98 -> XP (Remember the XP is shit posts?)
Now it's about XP -> Vista
And soon in the same nuthouse Vista -> whatever follows.

Booooooooooooooring.
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Old 17-01-2008, 05:50 PM   #7
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well the oldervesions at least didn't make a homecall each 15 minutes and you didn't need to click yes on 40 "are you sure" messageboxes on everything
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When XP came out I would've laughed out loud at anyone suggesting one day there would be a forum thread called 'save XP' :cheesy:

Vista is just another step in the ongoing process of making Windows more friendly to global business interests while re-affirming the MS 'monopoly', at the expense of the user. Although you can't really say it's 'worse' per sé. It adds new things, it's just arguable that it offsets the price and how the users are further limited. The same with most of it's predecessors.

That's not saying it's right in any way, and that I don't applaud anyone trying to stop this trend.
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When XP came out I would've laughed out loud at anyone suggesting one day there would be a forum thread called 'save XP' :cheesy:

Vista is just another step
I think that's more like the step between windows 3.11 and win95... give me back win 3.11!!!! Or better, give me back the DOS!!!

Many ones said "there is a plenty of time before DOS will be not supported..." or something like that. But now I'm here crying for that software milestone... and you all are in an abandonware site downloading DOS emulator and games, think about it!

Ok, you all said very right things and probably a better petition should be "Dear software house, develope software for win XP and NOT for Vista!"

However, take this topic with a bit more spirit! Come on!
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i think Vista will be OK once the iron out the bugs and remove the unnecessary protections....

it's same with all new products. remember the Mercedes A recalls cause they fell over if you made a turn too fast??!
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