just in ! XP Home is to stay (in low cost laptops until 2010) XP Pro gone.

[Midwest-Linux]

( I am starting a new thread on this. Clearly MSFT sees Linux as a threat and decided to keep XP Home on low cost laptops until 2010)


XP Home is to stay (in low cost laptops until 2010) XP Pro will be discontinued.

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/xp_pro_execution_set_home_gets_reprieve.html


"This afternoon, Microsoft officially announced that Windows XP Home would be available for ultra low-cost PCs until 2010. The end date, tentatively June 30 of that year, somewhat depends on when Microsoft ships Vista successor Windows 7. I see the choice of XP Home as reactionary—to Linux prospects on these devices and to Vista's greater hardware demands. The licensing extension also means that ultra low-cost PCs running Vista Home won't be enterprise ready."

[pseudo-random]

Brilliant. How many more service packs will prop up that virus-magnet?
If that isn't an admission Vista suck then I don't know what is.

[KiwiNZ]

This makes sense . Vista was never intended for ULCP's.

And no it isn't an admission that Vista sucks.

[-grubby]

By 2010 XP will be 10 years old. I hardly see anybody using Windows 98 these days. So it is sort of admitting Vista has too high of hardware requirements

[pseudo-random]

This makes sense . Vista was never intended for ULCP's.

And no it isn't an admission that Vista sucks.

I disagree, and so do plenty PC companies who have been inundated with request s for XP rather than the new Vista.

[KiwiNZ]

I disagree, and so do plenty PC companies who have been inundated with request s for XP rather than the new Vista.

To me it shows PC companies getting request from folks that dont like change and have read too much bad and incorrect press re Vista.

Vista has been the victim of FUD , remember that for Linux a while back?

99% of the press I read about vista is crap , along with 99% of the press I read about Linux . IT journalists are about the worst in the industry.

The second biggest source of FUD is people who read Blogs and believe them as being gospel truth. Blogs are a blight on society

[Midwest-Linux]

Brilliant. How many more service packs will prop up that virus-magnet?
If that isn't an admission Vista suck then I don't know what is.

Virus magnet...lol

[Living2007]

Brilliant. How many more service packs will prop up that virus-magnet?
If that isn't an admission Vista suck then I don't know what is.

I would say its a win-lose-lose situation.

WIN: More Protection
LOSE: Less performance (XP lost 2-3% of performance when SP3 was installed. Source: Australian PC User, 2008
LOSE: More hard drive space used up