Users Fight to Save Windows XP

By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Technology Writer, Technology / Software

(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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Posted by TomV 04/14/08 01:23

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I have never fully understood why Microsoft makes upgrades of their operating system at all.

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.

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Posted by Doug_Huffman 04/14/08 07:24

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Bundling, yep.. And SLimbaugh used to blather about his causing 'social evolution,' here's M$ working at it for profit. NEW and IMPROVED are worth more than any product.

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Posted by WolfAtTheDoor 04/14/08 11:09

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Vista is entirely too top-heavy and offers little real-world benefit to the average and even above-average user. I presume some of the reason for this is from pressure from hardware manufacturers squeezed by increasingly inexpensive costs. Despite robust marketing, people aren't buying Vista when a perfectly acceptable and efficient OS exists.

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.

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Posted by WolfAtTheDoor 04/14/08 11:15

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I hope microsh1t will choke to death on yahoo! Greedy fks force people to change to worse operating system downgrading their PCs performance just to force them to pay more money! I still use 2000 pro on one on my comps and it has everything that an OS needs...

So you're on the fence?

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Posted by Sophos 04/15/08 10:18

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I still use 2000 as well but will need to upgrade for necessary software
Will XP go down in price after june in most retailers ?

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Posted by earls 04/15/08 10:32

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Sophos, XP licenses (CDKEY Stickers) are easy to find on older broken/outdated computers. And the software is easily obtained by other means.

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.

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Posted by Sophos 04/17/08 12:24

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Thanks, I had not considered that avenue