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    Lenovo says goodbye to Windows XP (not entirely true)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sp00n, May 6, 2008.

  1. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    sp00n, May 6, 2008
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  2. neonlazer

    neonlazer Notebook Evangelist

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    Meh, either way i reformat when it gets here since it has extra stuff installed i dont want.
     
    neonlazer, May 6, 2008
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Levono, HP, Dell, and others are using the downgrade loophole to keep XP alive. Its a good thing too.
     
    Greg, May 6, 2008
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    According to MS technet, youll be seeing XP for a while yet. In fact most of the companies in the mini-pc (Asus, Everex, HP, ect.) game will be able to officially use XP for a couple more years if they choose. Im sure you will still be able to buy OEM disks from retailers anyway.
     
    techboydino, May 6, 2008
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    Yeah - MS is making it cheaper for them to preload Vista, but they know how many of their users want XP....
     
    bsodder, May 7, 2008
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