Off topic WindowsXP going going gone

Gerald A · #1 21st April 2008, 08:15 AM

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The approaching death of Windows XP may upset you, but it shouldn't come as a surprise. Microsoft Corp.'s product life-cycle guidelines have foretold the fate of XP since 2001. In fact, Microsoft has been killing off one version of a product as it is replaced with another for years now. But this time around, the approaching demise of XP is getting more attention than, say, the final passing of Windows 2000.

Full information. Link http://www.computerworld.com/action/...intsrc=kc_feat

Gerald

Brenden S · #2 21st April 2008, 04:55 PM

now who has a ligit copy of XP now?

Nigel C · #3 21st April 2008, 05:28 PM

I do, for one.

It still works fine for all my applications, so I don't feel the need to upgrade just yet.

Hugh Jarse · #4 21st April 2008, 07:31 PM

Who cares? I purchased my first Apple a few months ago.

I wish I'd done it YEARS ago!

Mark Grima · #5 21st April 2008, 08:11 PM

What did you get Hugh? I bought a 24 inch imac for the girl friend a month or so ago, its an AWESOME machine. Even her old PowerBook that I am on now runs great and its the better part of 4.5 yrs old now

Gotta love macs!

Cheers

M

Hugh Jarse · #6 22nd April 2008, 05:53 PM

Gidday Mark,

I bought a 15" Macbook Pro. I think a 2.4 Intel. What a fantastic bit of gear.

Unfortunately, I had to keep a link with Windoze for my logbook and home financial software. I use Parallels for that, but not very often.

As we replace the various computers in the family, they will all be Macs.