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MS has a fine line to walk here. Win7 has the potential to bring back a lot of customers who have been alienated by Vista, and the early indication is that they have the opportunity to do just that.

Supporting older hardware--and providing an upgrade path from XP--would go a long way toward bringing back a lot of PO'd customers.

As well, there's the corporate side. A great many companies have skipped Vista entirely. If Win7 can be adopted without an upgrade from current XP-level hardware it will be a very attractive prospect.
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Microsoft doesn't mind  coffeeshark | 01/14/09
I don't think its partners mind either...  Sleeper Service | 01/15/09
Id also like to see MS...  JT82 | 01/14/09
With ya there  BuckedUp | 01/14/09
I hope....  JT82 | 01/14/09
Always buy oem...  Spiritusindomit@... | 01/15/09
Likely to happen for Win8  de-void | 01/14/09
I think Windows 8 will be solely 64-bit  Lerianis | 01/14/09
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Easy - Windows 95 to Windows 98 to Windows ME to Windows XP  Lerianis | 01/15/09
Er...  A.Sinic | 01/15/09
Sorta...  TroyW | 01/15/09
You remember pretty much right  hiraghm@... | 01/15/09
Hold on a Second....  notlehs | 01/15/09
So there was no 16-bit to 32-bit upgrade...  logicearth@... | 01/15/09
?  Mihi Nomen Est | 01/26/09
And there?s no point skipping Vista and W7 in the hope ...  jonv | 01/18/09
Yeah, but what about ....  Ludovit | 01/14/09
Even cheap machines were 64 bit two years ago.  Bozzer | 01/15/09
Intel moved into 64 bits when they  jblazsek@... | 01/16/09
Earlier than core2  Uncle Stoat | 02/04/09
But what about 32bit apps  alexburns | 01/28/09
Uh.. That post is so.. 2003...  Wolfie2K3 | 01/15/09
Do you live in La La land?  On Site PC | 01/15/09
And your point is...?  Wolfie2K3 | 01/15/09
yes it is earth shattering because  On Site PC | 01/16/09
32 or 64 not sure  bklooste | 01/14/09
The benefits of 64 bit memory addressing  Bozzer | 01/15/09
A large amount of this is bunk...  Spiritusindomit@... | 01/15/09
Not quite - devices eat quite a bit of the 32-bit address space  de-void | 01/19/09
bit and bits  dhays | 01/15/09
Depends on your application  thone.hall@... | 01/15/09
Your questions answers  de-void | 01/19/09
Microsoft would like that, too.  epobirs | 01/15/09
Short-sighted  dutchroy@... | 01/15/09
Virtual PC anyone?  Drakaran | 01/16/09
Problem with Virtual PC  jblazsek@... | 01/16/09
VirtualPC currently only supports 32-bit guests  de-void | 01/19/09
32 bit VS. 64 bit  jblazsek@... | 01/16/09
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Ditto!  rseney | 01/14/09
Ditto!  bcmoore87 | 01/14/09
Consume, consume, consume  rMatey | 01/15/09
32-bit programs run on 64-bit. (NT)  logicearth@... | 01/15/09
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Remember the days  Ludovit | 01/14/09
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IE-8 does not fix problem  mietz | 01/16/09
Yes, I have been running the Beta for 6 months  babyboomer57 | 01/16/09
OOPs, that's the XP version ...  babyboomer57 | 01/16/09
Win7 on an old tablet  A.Sinic | 01/15/09
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time limit  osborn4 | 01/14/09
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Auguest 1st not July. (NT)  logicearth@... | 01/14/09
What do you think the time limit should be?  GuidingLight | 01/14/09
Don't You WORRY....  Nsaf | 01/14/09
New one  shellcodes_coder | 01/14/09
"If Windows 7 runs as well or better on your older PCs...  DevJonny | 01/14/09
Keep Ubuntu...  Solid Water | 01/14/09
happy  Ben_E | 01/16/09
From an IT Admin perspective  MariusSilverwolf | 01/14/09
XP to 7  wdlists@... | 01/14/09
I'd be willing to bet ...  de-void | 01/14/09
People running Win7 on older hardware  voyager529 | 01/14/09
Did you...  logicearth@... | 01/14/09
Frankly, I think this is a great thing  de-void | 01/14/09
works on my dell 9300  lynn@... | 01/14/09
Talkback broken?  MariusSilverwolf | 01/14/09
Maybe on one laptop.  skeptic@... | 01/14/09
Has the MS treadmill run it's course?  GoPower | 01/14/09
just test it  capricornus | 01/14/09
Ummm...  LiquidLearner | 01/14/09
RE: Ummmm  bswiss | 01/15/09
ummm  tybren1@... | 01/15/09
Message has been deleted.  David Grober ZDNet Moderator | 01/14/09
MS PC  rmark@... | 01/14/09
Message has been deleted.  David Grober ZDNet Moderator | 01/14/09
Hmm  kejser | 01/14/09
Three tier pricing?  johnfenjackson@... | 01/14/09
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I'm not following your example.  ye | 01/15/09
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i think game has changed  romanca | 01/14/09
MS needs the OEMs.  TripleII | 01/14/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  mikeybthepilot | 01/14/09
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WHo cares about the OEM vendors  Kaiwai | 01/14/09
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Making Efficiency a Virtue  david.ward | 01/14/09
Can't have one without the other  Kip Kniskern | 01/14/09
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What's obvious  wolf_z | 01/15/09
ZDNet censorship program is so sad...  wolf_z | 01/16/09
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Because if your talking about the casual user..  JT82 | 01/15/09
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COmpletely wrong  epobirs | 01/15/09
right...  Snarfiorix | 01/15/09
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Why go there?  Narg | 01/15/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  epobirs | 01/15/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  union pier | 01/15/09
I must admit !  mgame | 01/15/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  rbslack@... | 01/15/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  epobirs | 01/15/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  KineticArtist | 01/15/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  jblazsek@... | 01/16/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  bernard.oflynn@... | 01/16/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  jblazsek@... | 01/16/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  jblazsek@... | 01/16/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  msbisht@... | 01/16/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  CharlesEtheridge@... | 01/16/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  ronnyk@... | 01/17/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  wisso106@... | 01/17/09
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XP to Win 7 - Gee I hope so.  cbt_training | 01/18/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  jonv | 01/18/09
As for hardware compatibility ?  jonv | 01/18/09
As for the motivation for upgrading ...  jonv | 01/18/09
Windows 7 on any hardware: A Catch 22 for Everyone  jonv | 01/18/09
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Chosing the right moment to jump ...  jonv | 01/18/09
Windows 7 BETA... What VISTA should have BEEN  jimiznhb | 01/19/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  rparker009 | 01/19/09
That's because ...  de-void | 01/19/09
W7 Up and Running on a Gigabyte 845G Chipset Board  ajlv | 01/21/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  lloverin | 01/22/09
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Time to move on???  Dodgemom | 01/28/09
It's still early yet....  LapDRx | 01/26/09
Will I consider installing 7 on my existing machine?  jshewsbury@... | 01/27/09
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RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  lwolfc@... | 02/03/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  lwolfc@... | 02/03/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  lwolfc@... | 02/03/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  lwolfc@... | 02/03/09
Older Hardware With Win7  Jaytmoon | 02/13/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  windwalkinkat | 02/15/09
RE: Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft  AMOCO_14 | 09/18/09

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