appleinsider.com - 4/6/2009
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Despite valiant efforts to push its Windows licensees to adopt Vista and the forthcoming Windows 7, Microsoft has one again agreed to extend the option of selling Windows XP for use on new PCs for another year, through April 30, 2010.
testfreaks.com - 3/30/2009
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testfreaks.com —
Look around and you’ll find many companies out
there producing mice, it seems that a lot of...
them are trying to get in on the gaming industry, but not all are created equal, or that good for much of anything. When it comes [...]
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Microsoft SideWinder X8 Wireless Gaming Mouse
news.cnet.com - 4/7/2009
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news.cnet.com —
With Windows 7, Microsoft is hoping to have
an operating system that people won't want to downgrade...
from. That said, it does plan on offering users that option. Downgrade rights have long been a part of the Windows license for certain versions, ...
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Windows 7 will allow downgrades too
blogs.zdnet.com - 4/6/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
April 6th, 2009 Microsoft will allow Windows 7
users to downgrade to XP Posted by Mary Jo...
Foley @ 10:04 am Categories: App Compatibility , Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows XP , Windows ...
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Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP ...
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Microsoft Windows XP gets another year extra
DV Hardware —
... Apple Insider claims Microsoft has granted HP the option of selling systems with the Windows XP operating system until April 30, 2010: ...
Windows XP Gets Another Reprieve, Into the Windows 7 Timeframe: Report
GamingHeaven.net —
... . Downgrade rights were supposed to end on July 31st of this year, but a report indicates that HP has finagled an extension to that, allowing downgrades from Windows 7 to Windows XP. ...
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The Tech Report: News —
Opening Day Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki 3:40 AM on April 6, 2009 Opening Day Engadget reports Dell notebook roadmap leaks out , get ready for the Mini 11 Microsoft allows hp to wipe Windows 7 with XP through 2010 IBM, Sun Micro talks collapse over price: source ComputerWorld reports AMD to take further action to cut costs Expreview reports Albatron joins in the red camp with Radeon HD 4890-1G NordicHardware on Eizo's RadiForce LS560W - 56" quad HD display, 3840 x 2160 pixels DigiTimes: Compal Communications reportedly ...
Windows XP Death Date Pushed Beyond Windows 7 Release
Today @ PC World —
... -- which is still in beta and does not yet have a firm release date -- it has been claimed that Microsoft will allow PC giant Hewlett Packard to continue shipping computers with Windows XP until April 30, 2010. This deal has not been widely announced and should be considered a rumor. AppleInsider reports that a source inside HP has learned that Microsoft will continue to sell ...
Rumor: HP Granted One Year Extension to Offer XP Instead of Windows 7
Maximum PC —
... Citing a "source within Hewlett Packard," AppleInsider says the OEM has been granted an extension to continue selling Windows XP on its business desktops, workstations, and notebooks instead of Windows 7 for another year. Microsoft appears to have been reluctant to grant the extension, reiterating that the nearly eight-year-old OS is on its last legs. ...
Rumor: HP to offer Windows XP through April 2010
The Tech Report: News —
... 3:34 PM on April 6, 2009 Windows Vista has been out in stores for more than two years now, and Windows 7 is close to release-candidate status. However, AppleInsider has learned from a "source within Hewlett Packard" that Microsoft will let HP continue to offer Windows XP downgrades through April 30, 2010 . Reportedly, HP will offer Windows XP Professional as a downgrade option from Windows 7 on its "business desktops, workstations, and notebooks." AppleInsider says it hasn't heard whether Microsoft will offer downgrades from consumer versions of Windows 7 to Windows XP Home ...
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