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XP Mode is a crutch,
for a wounded patient, that is supposed to get better.

Microsoft is betting it will go away soon, and, like the Windows Ultimate
Extras, disappear forever.

I believe it will, as anyone serious about using XP will bypass the Windows 7
middleman.
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XP Mode is a crutch,  chrome_slinky@... | 08/17/09
Agreed  dandrayan | 08/17/09
This is news?  eqpc | 08/17/09
True  djmik | 08/18/09
Why is this being made into something different  rick@... | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  justthinking | 08/17/09
Most places will probally just run some XP machines  Pliny the Elder | 08/17/09
What about Citrix?  cjc5447 | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  justthinking | 08/17/09
If they were worried about security they wouldn't be running windows  Richard Flude | 08/17/09
XP Mode  edavid30 | 08/17/09
That's Why I Quit Reading ZDNet  nikoli | 08/17/09
well...  gtvr | 08/18/09
sure he did  gnesterenko | 08/18/09
So, how many times a day do you quit?  mgp3 | 08/18/09
run XP on any Win7  ThinkFairer | 08/17/09
It's a last resort pretty much.  CobraA1 | 08/17/09
Laugh all you want  NStalnecker | 08/17/09
XP Mode  NStalnecker | 08/18/09
Not relevant  betelgeuse68 | 08/18/09
Couldnt you  jdbukis@... | 08/18/09
Upward compatibility is not so much a goal  lschw1 | 08/18/09
XP mode usage is not a risk  IE8 | 08/18/09
XP mode will be an excuse for developers to not clean their applications  georgeou | 08/18/09
Doubtful.  CobraA1 | 08/18/09
XP Only App Listing  lundp@... | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  Badgered | 08/18/09
Of course it does, it's called MED-V and it's part of MDOP.  SundayDriver | 08/18/09
Maybe this is W7's achilles heel  Economister | 08/18/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  djmik | 08/18/09
I use vitualization a LOT...  Narg | 08/18/09
How Is This Any Different Than Virtual Box?  itanalyst2@... | 08/18/09
You could hack the BIOS and turn it off...  i8thecat | 08/18/09
SECURITY UPDATE ??  po_134@... | 08/18/09
You don't have to install XP mode.  bmonsterman | 08/18/09
Microsoft should pull and Apple on everyone!  NeoZon@... | 08/18/09
They won't do that because they're NOT Apple  Speednet | 08/18/09
Apple just went finished the last phase of a migration...  i8thecat | 08/18/09
Apple XP compatibility  DonBurnett | 08/18/09
This is a NON-ISSUE for regular users!  Speednet | 08/18/09
Let's face it, the Vista debacle proved to ...  mwagner@... | 08/18/09
I didn't realize that installations...  bjbrock | 08/18/09
I think MS has figured...  bjbrock | 08/18/09
NON ISSUE- Just don't install and download..  DonBurnett | 08/18/09
Good Points  jpr75_z | 08/18/09
News, your opinions on Windows are opinions  Boot_Agnostic | 08/19/09
security  po_134@... | 08/19/09
Dammed if you do, Dammed if you don't.  hjagla | 08/19/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  Snarfiorix | 08/19/09
Security cash-cow  Tom6 | 08/20/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  gergarfe@... | 08/20/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  gergarfe@... | 08/20/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  SteveMoffat | 08/21/09
RE: Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode  bb_apptix | 08/24/09

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