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Microsoft says it will continue to sell its Windows XP operating system for
an extra five months in response to demand from customers.
The company originally intended to stop selling Windows XP as of Jan. 30,
2008, to make way for its new Vista operating system. Microsoft announced on
Thursday that it will now extend the sale of XP to June 30, 2008.

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2.../28/vista.html

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{ Ludwig }

It will be interesting to see what happens to XP sales since Vista is far
behind XP sales on the same date out from RTM.

CH


"Ludwig" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Microsoft says it will continue to sell its Windows XP operating system
> for an extra five months in response to demand from customers.
> The company originally intended to stop selling Windows XP as of Jan. 30,
> 2008, to make way for its new Vista operating system. Microsoft announced
> on Thursday that it will now extend the sale of XP to June 30, 2008.
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2.../28/vista.html
>
> Copy and paste link for safer surfing, don't forget to hit enter.
>
>
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> { Ludwig }
>

Come June 30th, 2008, People Will Have A Difficult Choice: Either OEM
Windows Vista Or Open Source Linux, My Choice Will Be Open Source Linux
Hands Down., Just FYI.

"Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
news:uJv$...
> It will be interesting to see what happens to XP sales since Vista is far
> behind XP sales on the same date out from RTM.
>
> CH
>
>
> "Ludwig" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Microsoft says it will continue to sell its Windows XP operating system
>> for an extra five months in response to demand from customers.
>> The company originally intended to stop selling Windows XP as of Jan. 30,
>> 2008, to make way for its new Vista operating system. Microsoft announced
>> on Thursday that it will now extend the sale of XP to June 30, 2008.
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2.../28/vista.html
>>
>> Copy and paste link for safer surfing, don't forget to hit enter.
>>
>>
>> --
>> { Ludwig }
>>
>

This announcement is not necessarily the final extension. Profit potential
will continue to guide M$'s actions.

-Paul Randall

"Ludwig" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Microsoft says it will continue to sell its Windows XP operating system
> for an extra five months in response to demand from customers.
> The company originally intended to stop selling Windows XP as of Jan. 30,
> 2008, to make way for its new Vista operating system. Microsoft announced
> on Thursday that it will now extend the sale of XP to June 30, 2008.
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2.../28/vista.html
>
> Copy and paste link for safer surfing, don't forget to hit enter.
>
>
> --
> { Ludwig }
>

wrote:
> Come June 30th, 2008, People Will Have A Difficult Choice: Either OEM
> Windows Vista Or Open Source Linux, My Choice Will Be Open Source
> Linux Hands Down., Just FYI.
>

That's kinda hard to believe. 86.2% of the general public don't even know
what Linux is.

HeyBub wrote:

> wrote:
>
>>Come June 30th, 2008, People Will Have A Difficult Choice: Either OEM
>>Windows Vista Or Open Source Linux, My Choice Will Be Open Source
>>Linux Hands Down., Just FYI.
>>
>
>
> That's kinda hard to believe. 86.2% of the general public don't even know
> what Linux is.
>
>
Nor would they care even if they did.
Frank