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One Year Later, "Dead" XP Still Going Strong
snydeq writes "Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP a year ago today, no longer selling new copies in most venues. Yet according to a report from InfoWorld, various downgrade paths to XP are keeping the operating system very much alive, particularly among businesses. In fact, despite Microsoft trumpeting Vista as the most successful version of Windows ever sold, more than half of business PCs have subsequently downgraded Vista-based machines to XP, according to data provided by community-based performance-monitoring network of PCs. Microsoft recently planned to further limit the ability to downgrade to XP now that Windows 7 is in the pipeline, but backlash against the licensing scheme prompted the company to change course, extending downgrade rights on new PCs from April 2010 to April 2011."
I still install Windows XP everywhere.... Generally 64bit edition.
I've played with Windows 7 RC quite a bit on a lot of hardware, however:
1. It still has quite a few quirky bugs
2. It has plenty of compatibility issues. (Running their free XP in a VM fixes that..)
3. Windows 7 is nothing more than Vista SP2 + new theme.
4. Windows 7 is still dog slow compared to XP.
At the end of the day, Windows XP is not only champ, but the BEST windows release EVER.
The sad part is, is Microsoft refuses to sell XP. That just encourages its piracy. If they refuse to sell the customer what they want, the customer just finds alternate ways to get it.
We do not fucking want Vista, and giving it a new theme (aka 7) and marketting it as something new is no better.
You can tell how powerful someone is by the magnitude of the crime they can commit and be able to get away with.
I have 2 gig in my machine. It's more than enough for gaming currently thanks.
It seems absurd to FORCE 64bit. I can see where you're coming from, but if you're forcing EVERYONE, from the dumbest user up to go to 64bit, the support costs of explaing to these people why *insert app they love here* will no longer work would be insane.
And I love how my perfectly valid question got modded as troll. Thanks, Douchemod.
So Win7 is better than WinXP mainly if: 1) you install it frequently 2) change your hardware frequently 3) Use dodgy drivers/hardware Awesome! Where do I send my $s!