[bcab] Re: about XP

Hi Nane
Here's the news item you were wanting to read.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/7370821.stm

PC makers are finding ways to keep selling Windows XP despite Microsoft
efforts to remove it from sale.

Dell, HP and Lenovo are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft's licensing terms
to extend the operating system beyond a 30 June end of life date.

XP is being phased out in favour of Windows Vista which has, so far, got a
lukewarm welcome from many firms.

The news comes as Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer hints that XP could live
longer if enough customers demand it.


Dell is using a clause in the conditions for Windows Vista which lets it
provide XP under the terms of a "downgrade license" for the Business and
Ultimate versions of the new operating system.

This means that Dell can install Windows XP Professional for free on its
Latitude, OptiPlex, and Precision machines. In the main these deals are
meant for business customers.

For consumers and small firms Dell will, for a fee, install XP Pro on Vostro
and XPS gaming machines.

HP is also using the "downgrade" option to keep selling XP with some models
until 30 July 2009.

In all these cases a PC is logged as a Vista sale and, in effect, is being
sold with an unused option to upgrade to the newer operating system.

With some machines Lenovo is installing Vista but including a XP recovery
disk so owners can roll back to the older software.

The news comes only days after Microsoft reported its third quarter results
down 11% largely due to a fall in sales in its Windows software division.

Despite this Microsoft said its sales of Vista licenses stood at 140m - a
figure that was in line with its predictions.

At the same time Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer said that XP could get a
longer life if enough customers demanded it.

During a Q&A session at a press conference in Belgium Mr Ballmer said: "If
customer feedback varies, we can always wake up smarter, but right now, we
have a plan for end-of-life for new XP shipments."

Microsoft has extended the life of Windows XP Home until 2010 on low-powered
PCs, such as the Asus Eee, that might struggle to cope with Vista's power
demands.



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> Subject: [bcab] Re: about XP
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> Dear David,
> I am unable to find it so can you explain what this was about please?
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> jane
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