[ddots-l] Re: Problemas with Sonar and CakeTalking. Which version to use
- From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 18:58:37 +0100
Bill wrote: snip, But, as time passes, manufacturers of hardware peripherals
will adapt to Vista and more and more of us will use it. In fact, I believe
Microsoft will soon officially stop supporting Windows XP.
Phil replied: looks like that could be about to change, from:
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.
Regards, Phil Muir
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