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Microsoft Counts Down To XP Death

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the along-with-everyone-else dept.

mikejuk writes "Microsoft have just released an end-of-support countdown gadget that ticks off the days until XP is no longer supported — but it only runs under Vista or Windows 7! It focuses the mind on the fact that XP is being forcibly retired. It is a wake-up call to think hard about the unpleasant situation and consider the alternatives.So as you watch the count down to XP's death tick by think about the problems created by using software that actually belongs to someone else..."

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  1. oblig by tulcod · · Score: 5, Funny

    does it work under wine?

    1. Re:oblig by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 3, Funny

      Judging from the name, I guess more likely Mexican coffee.

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  2. Let me get this straight... by hrtserpent6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So in order to encourage you to upgrade Windows XP to a newer version, they create a countdown clock that only runs on systems you have already upgraded??? Is it called the "Schadenfreude Clock"?

  3. Precisely by Loosifur · · Score: 3, Funny

    That's why I write my own OS, drivers and software. I also dug my own well in my backyard, bought a windmill-powered generator, built my own car, bake my own bread and only read stories that I wrote myself. Of course, with the latter, I usually have to wait about five years to forget the plot, but at least I know I'll like it.

    Actually, I do bake my own bread, weather permitting.

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