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This is really no big surprise of course,
mainly due to the fact of some organizations or many organizations reliance on specific software written to work with XP. And they likely will not be ready to change to a newer OS till Sp1 or SP2.
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This is really no big surprise of course,  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
I really wish they'd just include MED-V and all prior OSes  TheWerewolf | 04/06/09
That makes to much sense for MS to ever do  T1Oracle | 04/06/09
They can't drop backwards compatibility and legacy 'junk'  Lerianis | 04/06/09
Emulate it or bust.  T1Oracle | 04/06/09
Emulate - why not?  Update victim | 04/07/09
No kidding  Chad_z | 04/06/09
Umm.. his Vista install has problems..  condelirios | 04/06/09
Not a Vista issue  tmsbrdrs | 04/07/09
RE: Not a Vista issue  dougbeer | 04/07/09
Sounds like he's got a laptop with a TON of crapware included...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/07/09
Who cares about you and your silly junk  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
This isn's a Technological issue...  qtrback | 04/07/09
Well that's your problem  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
RE: This isn's a Technological issue..  dougbeer | 04/07/09
Hasta la Vista....  barker225 | 04/07/09
It's called doing without  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Hasta la Pasta...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
Tracy Barbacy  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Once again, It aint being cheap!  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
re: Tracy Barbacy  mdsock@... | 04/07/09
Tracy Barbacy  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Luddites abound LOL.. grin  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
To hasta la Vista, bah-bie  Aaron A Baker | 04/07/09
To A-Ron  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
You just don't get it  barker225 | 04/08/09
Until time runs out  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/08/09
Whatever  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
Yeah, well...  fairportfan | 04/07/09
Not Only Games.....  qtrback | 04/07/09
Time for new programs  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
hasta la Vista, bah-bie  qtrback | 04/07/09
Thank you  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
You...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
Yeah, when all else fails  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
No sympathy for crybabies  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
As Long As...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
As Long As...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
A quick calculation on value ...  dkawalec | 04/07/09
Time for OLD programs  mdz2k | 04/07/09
Yeah, but you're being cheap  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
You are!  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Yo "Luddite"  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
Talking to yourself?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
That's Precisely Right  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
RE: They can't drop backwards compatibility and legacy 'junk'  dougbeer | 04/07/09
WINE under Linux  bricar2 | 04/13/09
I agree with that  merc2dogs` | 04/07/09
good solution for instances where  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Not to mention  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  theantibush | 04/06/09
Wow!  kozmcrae | 04/06/09
"All you need is the right marketing. "  qtrback | 04/07/09
Explain market disaster????  Cayble | 04/06/09
You mean all those pre-installed OEMs  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
pre-installed OEMs = MS Monopoly?  mckenzl | 04/07/09
Yes Lotus Blossom, they do  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Seems to me...  qtrback | 04/07/09
...a marketing disaster if there ever was one?  ewanchic | 04/07/09
Confused  iHateLusers | 04/06/09
eXPerience, I think  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
XP means  chuckleberry | 04/06/09
Experience  jlandheer | 04/06/09
extreme programming  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Get me some Desert Waxing Floor Topping  DannyO_0x98 | 04/06/09
Xploitable P.O.S nt  T1Oracle | 04/06/09
It seems to be a great testimonial too XP.  James Quinn | 04/06/09
It really isn't  T1Oracle | 04/06/09
I'm talking about what this move seems too say....  James Quinn | 04/06/09
has very little to do with the value of XP  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Ah but business has had what now 10 years plus  James Quinn | 04/06/09
Nah...  zkiwi | 04/06/09
Good point. I'll wait unti Windows 8, or 10, or 32... nt  T1Oracle | 04/06/09
XP does do alot of what people need it to do,  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Is XP that good or it the cost of upgrading too high?  qtrback | 04/07/09
XP is good enough and the cost of upgrading it too high.  softwareFlunky | 04/07/09
I'd say both  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
We don't need this sort of "progress"  kraterz | 04/06/09
We really need a product  magallanes | 04/07/09
Have you used Windows 7 yet?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
7 sucks! This proves it  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/06/09
Interesting tactic.....  James Quinn | 04/06/09
Individuals will not likely get the same deal unless  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Vista is not the new ME  Lerianis | 04/06/09
Yes I Have used it, and in  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Re: I have used it  leudoc2 | 04/07/09
Nothing could be a horrific as Me  T1Oracle | 04/06/09
Nothing could be as horrific as you?  James Quinn | 04/07/09
Riddle Me This Then...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
Sadly, yes I have...  g-man_863 | 04/07/09
You sure?  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
Vista is SO the new ME  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 04/07/09
RE: 7 sucks! This proves it  dougbeer | 04/07/09
The implication is...  Jeremy W | 04/06/09
not that I am a fanboy of M$, but  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
Your analysis is cute in its naivete  NonZealot | 04/06/09
Agreed...  Badgered | 04/07/09
If a 10 year old OS is still meeting the needs...  Jeremy W | 04/07/09
Well said! - I'm a little surprised M$ is doing this  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Bzzt, you failed to answer the important question  NonZealot | 04/07/09
How could anyone know the answer to new companies  James Quinn | 04/07/09
avoiding "writing on the snow" contests  gabrielbear@... | 04/07/09
RE: Your analysis is cute in its naivete  dougbeer | 04/07/09
Corporate Risk Aversion  khawaja.umar.farooq@... | 04/07/09
It's not about whether Win 7 is good or not  JazzGuyy | 04/07/09
The discussion is over  chrome_slinky@... | 04/06/09
"We've reached the top,  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
That's true  IT_User | 04/06/09
So true  xSteven77x | 04/06/09
Aha!  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  MGP2 | 04/06/09
LOL  eMJayy | 04/06/09
Same here..... but  James Quinn | 04/07/09
I am assuming this is just a right to use XP  Michael Kelly | 04/06/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  Loverock Davidson | 04/06/09
you sound like mike cox...  Linux Geek | 04/06/09
You're excited about and operating system?  IT_User | 04/06/09
Very excited about Windows 7! (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 04/06/09
Wow!  IT_User | 04/06/09
Watch out  xXSpeedzXx | 04/06/09
A great computing experience  Loverock Davidson | 04/06/09
Why would anyone want to downgrade from Windows 7?  rikasa | 04/06/09
You need to get out more  Alan Smithie | 04/07/09
Deja vu.  kozmcrae | 04/06/09
Notice the trend?  Loverock Davidson | 04/06/09
No, Thats not true  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
You Said The EXACT Same Thing About Vista  itanalyst2@... | 04/06/09
Well *I* do use Vista  wolf_z | 04/07/09
Well *I* suffer from Vista ( OS's shouldn't monitor)  SumDawgy | 04/07/09
Vista v. Windows 7  denverjomo@... | 04/07/09
vista stability  SumDawgy | 04/27/09
I don't give a damn...  arcebus@... | 04/07/09
But WHY is it called "downgrading" if...  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
I had to check the date on this story...  ejhonda | 04/06/09
XP for life yea baby!  Randalllind | 04/06/09
You Can Fool...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
No, just..... no  Lerianis | 04/06/09
You are sooo RIGHT, but  rikasa | 04/06/09
Hey, they're your masters  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
Aha!  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
Yea it is easy...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
...OR...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  prabhu.it | 04/06/09
World's Biggest Joke  David Blomstrom | 04/06/09
World's Biggest Joke  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/07/09
This is a joke  NStalnecker | 04/06/09
Will Windows 7 Run On Old Hardware???  itanalyst2@... | 04/06/09
Aero.....  JoeMama_z | 04/06/09
I installed it on my Acer Netbook  babyboomer57 | 04/06/09
I think it runs better than XP  NStalnecker | 04/06/09
That is a Great Real World Test  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  jamesrayg | 04/06/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  condelirios | 04/06/09
"Who knew?" Um, every IT manager...  PB_z | 04/06/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  abhilashca | 04/06/09
Found an evidence that Win7 is just Vista with a few new features!  qmlscycrajg | 04/07/09
Why does this surprise you?  wolf_z | 04/07/09
Perhaps performance and UI are key grips with Vista?  James Quinn | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  vickaprili@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  swampengineering@... | 04/07/09
New Coke vs Coca Cola  sparkkkey | 04/07/09
Yes!  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  varick | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  caljen386@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  ewanchic | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  curiousgeorge13@... | 04/07/09
Back peddling  Graham Ellison | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  nicelemans@... | 04/07/09
unbelievable...  amj2006 | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  Ebsan | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  bobmatch@... | 04/07/09
I think you'd be crazy to downgrade  johnnydoe1894 | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  mwagner@... | 04/07/09
Don't Downgrade to XP - upgrade to Linux  bbaston@... | 04/07/09
Windows XP support  CodeCurmudgeon | 04/07/09
Who knew?  PC Repair | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  Gis Bun | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  cfrobw | 04/07/09
happy  PC Repair | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  Phantom.si | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  ka0mow | 04/07/09
Mary Jo is a little slow  3dtodd | 04/07/09
Bad economy: If it ain't broke don't replace it!  g-man_863 | 04/07/09
A Decent Revelation  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  bardiferous | 04/07/09
OKay...  jbx2usa | 04/07/09
Duh...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
Duh...  231326 | 04/07/09
I Hear Ya...  Tracy_Barber@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  Update victim | 04/07/09
If anyone at Microsoft is listening...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  atari8bit@... | 04/07/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  Phantom.si | 04/07/09
to Microsoft, convince me to buy Windows 7  daniel.pereznet | 04/07/09
I agree  LegendsOfBatman | 04/07/09
then why can't I buy XP now?  picmajik@... | 04/07/09
RE:then why can't I buy XP now?  dougbeer | 04/07/09
Because you're not a business?  martian@... | 04/08/09
re: then why can't I buy XP now  daniel.pereznet | 04/07/09
RE: nt  dougbeer | 04/07/09
RE: NT  ep-man | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  classicride72 | 04/07/09
Downgrade? How stupid can you get...  Narg | 04/08/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  aj3h | 04/09/09
Folks XP will come to the end of the line  the_roo62@... | 04/09/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  ArnieD | 04/10/09
Ofcourse they will let you downgrade  Aussie_Troll | 04/10/09
They'll also be allowing some free upgrades from XP to 7  deepsand | 04/11/09
This is REALLY GOOD news!  Ole Man | 04/12/09
You do have choice...  bricar2 | 04/13/09
RE: Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP  notechie | 04/16/09

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