XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.windows7.general   
   From: aka@maskedandanymous.org.invalido   
      
   Bill Yanaire, ESQ wrote:   
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   >   
   > "Alias"  wrote in message   
   > news:hv7ui5$8m6$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   >> Tim Slattery wrote:   
   >>> "JC" wrote:   
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   >>>> So the question I guess: Is XP a thing of the past? Can I no longer   
   >>>> get XP   
   >>>> (it definitely is not in stores)? If I wanted to migrate the clients   
   >>>> to XP   
   >>>> at work would that not be possible?   
   >>>   
   >>> XP is two versions ago. At this point MS is still supporting it, but   
   >>> eventually they will drop that while Win7 support continues. You can   
   >>> bet that support for any new hardware that comes along will be in   
   >>> Win7, maybe in Vista, but not in XP.   
   >>>   
   >>> IMHO, migrating your work machines to XP instead of Win7 at this point   
   >>> would not be a good idea.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> I don't think the hardware folks will stop making XP drivers until XP   
   >> is not the OS on the vast majority of computers.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Alias   
   >   
   > One thing for certain is it's best to stay away from all distros of   
   > Linux. Especially that Shitty Ubuntu.   
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   Ubuntu doesn't have the problem of becoming outdated like Windows 3, 95,   
   98, 98SE, Me, NT 3, NT 4 or XP do which was the subject at hand.   
      
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