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Microsoft Extends XP To May 2009 For OEMs

Posted by timothy on from the that-pesky-reality-again dept.

beuges writes "Microsoft has announced over the weekend that it would allow computer manufacturers to receive copies of XP until the end of May 2009, shortly before Windows 7 is expected to hit the market. This should allow users to skip Vista entirely and move straight to 7, which has been receiving cautiously favorable reviews of pre-release and leaked alphas."

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  1. Linux is probably my future by kanwisch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Probably too late for me. I kept a Windows box to work from home but now that I've been using a spare Linux machine am deciding I can do without. Worst case I could create a dual boot and move on from all future Microsoft products.

    I guess I'm tired of the hardware rat race and given the recent issue with DRM on Spore, it would seem I will stop looking at mega-commercial games and start checking out independent shops instead.

  2. Re:Windows 7 by johny42 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It seems to me that we are actually quite fond of remembering Windows ME here on Slashdot.

  3. Re:Windows 7 by dzfoo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I too use it on my Mac Mini and it's very stable and everything works fine.

    Oh no, wait, that's OS X.

              -dZ.

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