My thoughts on…Windows XP’s impending doom
Hate Vista? Love Windows XP? Well enjoy it while you can, because good ol’ Micro$oft is doing what it does best, using strongarm tactics to bully customers, this time by killing XP. The software giant has announced that it XP will be going off the market on June 30 this year. Software updates will stop on April 14, 2009 and support ends on April 14, 2014. And despite the efforts of thousands of petition signing fans, this date is set in stone. To be fair to Microsoft, that was the original date set in the Windows Life-Cycle Policy, but I think that they’re publicizing it to spook people into buying Vista, an operating system that has been called a “work in progress” by Micro$oft CEO Steve Ballmer.
I proudly use XP myself. I’m all for software upgrades, as I can’t stand using anything but the latest and greatest technology. But I’m not gonna spend my hard earned cash on an incomplete OS, only to have the completed version released two years later. I think as a consumer, I deserve more than that. The only people I know that are comfortable with Vista are those with average computing needs, the computer illiterate or those willing to spend tons on money on equipment upgrades. But I’ll stop myself before I got on an anti-Vista rant. In the meantime, I’ll save my pennies for Windows 7. XP fans, buy your copies while you still can.
I’m not buying Vista and I’ll be hardpressed to load it on any computer I build as well. There are always ways around things.
sounds like a good time for me to find a new OS
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I use vita and XP and unless things change quickly I will prefer to use XP for as long as still can
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1: why would i stop using windows p in favourof a sub-standard os that is now so proudly dubbed a massive failure trust me look it up google “vista a failure” and watch the articles roll onto your screen, microsoft is proving once again why it is branded the sith overlord of all things tech with tactics like this i’ll gladly stick with what works until microsoft comes with a more stable os or until i make up my mind to try out leopard*dear lord the world is ending i just mentioned the mac os*
not me and vista. I need a new laptop, I’m hoping they dont preload it with Vista. knew I should have bought one last year. crap!
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Whoever said you had to buy it Leon? rofl, @jdid, if your going to buy a brand new laptop then it’s definitely going to be loaded with vista, i’m sure you can specify though
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Preach on ma brother. Preach on.
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You can still buy laptops with XP, just gotta tell them that’s what you want. I’m gonna lean more towards linux and shame on your Ja-kid for mentioning that “other” OS lol
Yes you can blueyes, but for how long? And how dare you dis Macs? I like Macs.