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Fans protest Microsoft's plan to dump XP
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | February 8, 2008 | Ellen Lee

Posted on 02/08/2008 12:24:19 PM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp

Goodbye, Windows XP.

Microsoft, which released its latest operating system, Vista, last year, plans to stop selling Windows XP in stores and through its PC partners on June 30.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: microsoft; msn; vista; winxp; xp
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Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it?
1 posted on 02/08/2008 12:24:22 PM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it?

Well, this strategy works so well with the Republican Party and McCain, I guess they thought "Why not?"

2 posted on 02/08/2008 12:25:43 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Vote for McCain! Mental health is overrated!)
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp

Money.........


3 posted on 02/08/2008 12:25:51 PM PST by Red Badger ( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
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“We don’t care, we don’t have to...we’re the phone company.”


4 posted on 02/08/2008 12:26:40 PM PST by rightwingcrazy
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To: COBOL2Java
Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it?

Well, this strategy works so well with the Republican Party and McCain, I guess they thought "Why not?"

LOL - post of the day...

5 posted on 02/08/2008 12:26:48 PM PST by Ogie Oglethorpe (2nd Amendment - the reboot button on the U.S. Constitution)
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To call them "fans" is to misunderstand the whole situation.

They most likely weren't XP fans until Hostile la Vista came along.

6 posted on 02/08/2008 12:26:49 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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“Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it?”

Because it’s Microsoft and they know what’s best for you.

/s off


7 posted on 02/08/2008 12:27:31 PM PST by Slapshot68
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To: COBOL2Java
Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it?

Well, this strategy works so well with the Republican Party and McCain, I guess they thought "Why not?"

Brilliant!

8 posted on 02/08/2008 12:29:02 PM PST by rockabyebaby (PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR INFIDEL STEPHENJOHNBANKER)
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp

This will certainly create a business for independent software suppliers.

9 posted on 02/08/2008 12:30:10 PM PST by pabianice
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp

i saw no reason to move from Win2K pro (probably the only GOOD operating system microsoft ever made) to XP, but was forced to..

Now it look like they are doig it all over again with VIsta.

All the have to do is claim to stop supporting older versions. We should call their bluff on that- they make too much revenue from support.

and what i have seen of Vista is a royal annoying pain.


10 posted on 02/08/2008 12:30:17 PM PST by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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“To call them “fans” is to misunderstand the whole situation.

They most likely weren’t XP fans until Hostile la Vista came along.”

It’s kinda like upgrading from a Toyota to a Lexus...except that the Lexus is broken, slow as crap and doesn’t go to a lot of places you want to go.

I’ll keep my Toyota.


11 posted on 02/08/2008 12:31:41 PM PST by Slapshot68
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To: COBOL2Java

LOL...maybe McCain will offer a service pack to make him more palatable!


12 posted on 02/08/2008 12:34:19 PM PST by B Knotts (Newt^H^H^H^HTancredo^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HFred^H^H^H^HRomney^H^H^H^H^H^HRon Paul '08)
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Spalding: “I wanna cheeseburger, I wanna hot dog...”
Judge (Father): “Spalding! You’ll get nothing and like it!”


13 posted on 02/08/2008 12:37:15 PM PST by Hayzo
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We don’t have Vista and don’t want it. I’ve heard it is full of spyware.


14 posted on 02/08/2008 12:39:05 PM PST by ChocChipCookie (Homeschool like your kids' lives depend on it.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Now that’s funny, I don’t care who you are.


15 posted on 02/08/2008 12:39:25 PM PST by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: Slapshot68

You mean you don’t attend the regular XP fanfest events? I just go for the girls. 8^)


16 posted on 02/08/2008 12:39:49 PM PST by Hayzo
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp

At my age, XP may be my last Windows upgrade.

I am not upgrading to VISTA, even though I qualified for a discount on it with the laptop I bought last year. (I specifically bought a laptop with XP, not VISTA, because even in beta, VISTA was wrought with problems.)


17 posted on 02/08/2008 12:40:07 PM PST by TomGuy
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*** Why are they forcing Vista on us when almost everybody hates it? ***

Good question.

My new Systemax p.c. (bought last May) came with XP Pro (SP2) as the OS but also with Vista Pro loaded for 'future use'. I have up to three years (length of warranty) to wait for the Vista bugs to be worked out then I call Tech support and they help with the switchover.

Natch all the new software I bought is also Visa compatible as is my new 22" Samsung monitor. So when I have to switch it shouldn't be too painful. But if my new AutoCAD 2008Lt doesn't work (it's Vista compatible too) I'll go ballistic.

18 posted on 02/08/2008 12:40:41 PM PST by Condor51 (Vote McInsane or Ugga-Bugga? Decisions, decisions, decisions.)
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To: COBOL2Java

I just said this in our software developing room and got a laugh.


19 posted on 02/08/2008 12:41:12 PM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
Microsoft isn't the only place to get operating systems. Although they do have a rather large share of the market :-)

It also wouldn't make too much sense to continue to sell competing versions of the same product from the same company...

20 posted on 02/08/2008 12:44:04 PM PST by tlj18 (2008 is the Year of the Rat. So say the Chinese (zhong ren).)
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