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Thread ID: 78561	2007-04-20 06:05:00	The same thing Microsoft does every night	stu161204 (123)	PC World Chat

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542595	2007-04-20 06:05:00	billg: “listen to me, steveb . . . vista sales are just not happening . jimall made us wait all those years and the damn thing ain’t selling! this is no way to achieve world domination!” steveb: “yeah . . . i’ve got a plan . i do . got this new kid onboard who can think, oayala . good at ducking chairs . he says first we kill xp by next year for oems . ” billg: “what are you nuts? that’ll piss them off something horrible!” steveb: “sure but what are they going to do? install linux or start selling macs? billg: “wait . . . i’m still hacked off that we spent all those millions in china on marketing and only sold like 244 genuine copies of vista . we’re getting our ass pirated in the world’s biggest market . how’s this going to change that?” steveb: “you gotta think out of box, billg, you really do . and i’m not talking about that fugly one you picked for vista either . next what we do is give away xp . and office . and math, learning essentials, and live mail . well, not give away . we’ll charge three bucks for the lot . ” billg: “ok, now i know you’re certifiable . what the hell got into you?” steveb: “no no no . listen . we’ll reach five billion people around the world this way . they’ll get XP and office for cheaper than what the pirates charge and they’ll love it . but what happens in 2008?” billg: “oh . . . we’re phasing out xp . ” steveb: “that’s right! we’re phasing out xp and we’ll have service pack 1 of vista ready to sort out all the crud jimall’s devs put into it . can you spell upgrades galore?” billg: “i’m liking what i’m hearing already . ” steveb: “oayala says this is none of your negroponte philanthropic crap . . . just business . this is good, very good . should knock that frigging penguin off the perch and kill google with one stone . ” billg: “oh, the incredible thrill of taking over the whole world!” - Windows XP to be discontinued in early 2008 ( . tx . co . nz/at/tep34n881431j104890i150628f1c292424a4t9s4z" target="_blank">s0 . tx . co . nz) - Newlaunches: Only 244 copies of Genuine Windows Vista sold in China ( . tx . co . nz/at/tep34n881431j104890i150621f1c292424a4t9s4z" target="_blank">s0 . tx . co . nz) - Don Dodge: Microsoft Unlimited Potential program - Windows and Office for $3 ( . tx . co . nz/at/tep34n881431j104890i150631f1c292424a4t9s4z" target="_blank">s0 . tx . co . nz) From FryUp ( . co . nz/news . nsf/8011162a24a14ce3cc25723800392c1b/0344390d40649350cc2572c3001191fe?OpenDocument" target="_blank">computerworld . co . nz)	stu161204 (123)
542596	2007-04-20 06:07:00	Noooooooo!! Xp is going to be discontinued in early 2008 :( :waughh: :annoyed: :badpc: :stare:	stu161204 (123)
542597	2007-04-20 06:20:00	Noooooooo!! Xp is going to be discontinued in early 2008 Now I've HAD IT! No on listened to the dumb Yank when he said the same thing . . right? Well . . . I am here to say I WUZ RIGHT!!! {YANK: the noun, not the verb!}:p PS . . I hadda remove a lot of smiley-stoopid faces to post my ONE face here too!	SurferJoe46 (51)
542598	2007-04-20 06:21:00	Noooooooo!! Xp is going to be discontinued in early 2008 :( :waughh: :annoyed: :badpc: :stare: They will still have to update it for years to come. They just wont sell it anymore (didn't someone here say they can still buy OEM 98SE?).	trinsic (6945)
542599	2007-04-20 06:21:00	Gods sake. Its not. For users, yes. System builders is longer than that. So I can get XP for a lot longer if you're all so panicked and feel you'll need another copy for some reason. Or don't you already have it? I could buy Win98 18 months ago. What was MS discontinue time on that? Not 2005 I bet.	pctek (84)
542600	2007-04-20 06:26:00	Microsoft’s Linux defense: $3 Windows-Office bundle in emerging markets (blogs.zdnet.com) FEED THE RUMOR MILL HERE: M$ will cease investing time looking for pirate versions of XP...they are too busy concentrating on getting their albatross (Vista) off the ground.	SurferJoe46 (51)
542601	2007-04-20 06:28:00	Actually Dell computer is going to continue to sell Win XP to bail itself out of the financial POO! according to this article Dell brings back XP on home systems After adding it back as an option for small businesses, direct seller offers older OS on consumer machines in response to demand. By Ina Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: April 19, 2007, 11:04 AM PDT Last modified: April 19, 2007, 3:56 PM PDT Tell us what you think about this storyTalkBack E-mail this story to a friendE-mail View this story formatted for printingPrint Add to your del.icio.usdel.icio.us Digg this storyDigg this Dell brings back XP on home systems update Dell is bringing XP back. Amid significant customer demand, the computer maker said on Thursday that it has returned to offering the older Windows version as an option on some of its consumer PCs. Like most computer makers, Dell switched nearly entirely to Vista-based systems following Microsoft's mainstream launch of the operating system in January. However, the company said its customers have been asking for XP as part of its IdeaStorm project, which asks customers to help the company come up with product ideas. "We heard you loud and clear on bringing the Windows XP option back to our Dell consumer PC offerings," Dell said on its Ideas in Action page. Users get to vote on various suggestions, and the notion of bringing back XP got 10,000 "points," making it among the most popular requests but well below top picks such as adding Linux or OpenOffice.org to its PCs. Windows XP systems became scarce, but not impossible to find, after Vista arrived. For example, Hewlett-Packard said it would continue selling XP on some machines aimed at small and midsize businesses, while CompUSA still stocks a couple of business-oriented XP systems in its retail stores. Lenovo has also continued shipping XP on many of its business systems. news.com.com	winmacguy (3367)
542602	2007-04-20 08:27:00	Oh dear, how some people love to worry... At least pctek is trying to turn some of you sensible about XP's life, but those who are determined to believe the sky will fall will doubtless ignore her. (I gave up 98SE for XP only because I got a newer/old comp which had it. And the doomsayers were predicting 98's imminent death well before I bought it) Anything can happen between now & 2008. (When young, I never thought more than a year ahead. And nowadays, I don't even count on being here after 2008) Anybody getting their knickers in a twist now about XP's future availability surely hasn't anything really important in life to worry about? Perhaps we should be envious..	Laura (43)
542603	2007-04-20 09:35:00	I thought this article might interest a few people. After a lifelong allegiance to all things Microsoft, the chief executive of Dell is using Linux in his own home. His choice of distribution? Ubuntu. It has emerged this week that the Dell chief is using a Precision M90, loaded with the just-released version of Ubuntu called Feisty Fawn. He is also running OpenOffice and Firefox, according to his biography on Dell's website. news.zdnet.co.uk	winmacguy (3367)
542604	2007-04-20 11:31:00	I like this comment from Microsoft regarding Dell's moves to bring back XP "Other analysts speculated that the reason consumers were keen on XP was because it was familiar and it worked well with many of the digital peripherals they owned. In response Microsoft said that Dell was responding to a "small minority" of customers who had a very "specific" request."	winmacguy (3367)
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