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Dave wrote:
~ RHF wrote:

On Jun 2, 8:42 am, RHF wrote:

D'Oh ! - The Future ofWindowsXP-according-to- Microsoft
Corp.http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...xp/future.mspx

WindowsXPwill be Gone in June 2008 ? - NOT !

MS Says -WindowsXPSales will Stop on 30 June 2008.

Note - Some Existing 'new' Old-Stock ofWindowsXPpresently
in Retailers Inventory may be available until 2009 or longer.

MS Says - Technical Support [Service Pack Downloads] for
WindowXPwill be provided by Microsoft Corp until 2014.

OK - What is the Problem ?

Yeah -if- You buy a New Computer you will likely get stuck
with have Micorsoft's VISTA pre-installed -but- your Old PC
that is runningWindowsXPwill have support for Five (5)
more years.

Hopefully within those Five (5) Years Microsoft will have
something better than VISTA as their latest super-dupper
OS : Plus you will have a lot of new Hardware to Want-to-Buy.

-ps- Five (5) Years is almost Two (2) Life Cycles in the ever
changing Softwave-and-Hardware Turn-Over-and-Upgrade
PC Users Dilemma.

and . . . that's the way i see it ~ RHF
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On May 30, 5:07 am, David wrote:

On May 30, 6:20 am, "xfile" wrote:

My two cents,
I don't see the needs for customers to sign any petitions. It's
the product
provider's job to find out if their product is well accepted by the
market
or not. And it's their product so they have every right for making
the
decision. If they think Vista is so good, just terminateXPand make
Windows7 even more like Vista. Of course, it's also them who have
to take
the consequences of that decision. Life finds a way, so no need to
beg
anyone for keeping a product or not.
"ClearWindows" wrote in message
...

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/0...ng-official-pe...

If you can remember back a few weeks, Steve Ballmer went on record
saying
that Microsoft would consider extending the life ofWindowsXPif enough
people asked for it. Afterall, many people don't want to upgrade to
WindowsVista because they are perfectly content withXP. The
problem was
there was no way to ask for it. Sure, you could sign one of the many
online petitions, but Microsoft considers those "non-official
complaints"
and the rest of us simply consider them silly.
Well, word has been passed down to the tech support teams (and
then on to
Neowin) that they are to begin logging any calls that come in for
the sole
purpose of requesting an extension to the retail life ofWindowsXP.
The
calls will be logged and, if enough complaints are filed,
Microsoft will
consider givingXPsome more time (no pinky promises, though).
If you wish to file an official petition yourself, you can simply
call the
WindowsXPHome Edition support numbers for your country and let the
operator know that you wish to file an official complaint. Because
we're
so nice and want to save you the trouble, here are the numbers for a
majority of Neowin's visitors:
United States: (866) 234-6020
United Kingdom: 0870 60 10 100
Canada: (800) 936-8479
If your country isn't listed, you can visit the Microsoft Support
Site,
choose your country, chooseWindowsXPHome Edition as your product and
then go to 'Contacts' for the appropriate support number.

I disagree with their methodology but will make the call.
WindowsXPis fast, RELIABLE, and meets the needs of the vast majority
of PC users
United States: (866) 234-6020
United Kingdom: 0870 60 10 100
Canada: (800) 936-8479
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Dell Now Says : Transition When You Are Ready from XP to Vista
* Overview
* The Power of Vista
* Still Want XP ?
* FAQs
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/g...=04&l=en&s=bsd

Transition on Your Own Schedule with Dell . . .
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/g...siness/xp_smb?

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Microsoft is fantastic! www.microsoft.com