[ddots-l] Re: Problemas with Sonar and CakeTalking. Which version to use
- From: "Dancing Dots" <billlist1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 21:49:44 -0400
Phil, thanks for sharing that. It's good news for users of assistive
technology and audio production software. Our own suppliers can still
install XP Home or Pro on workstations we resell and buy for our own use.
Regards,
Bill
Bill McCann
Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992
www.DancingDots.com
Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
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Behalf Of Phil Muir
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:59 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Problemas with Sonar and CakeTalking. Which version
to use
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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