Re: Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
On Oct 9, 8:43 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> nemo wrote:
>
> > So if the laptop I bought came with a Home version, what are my
> > options? Unfortunately most PCs sold in the US, and certainly nearly
> > *ALL* laptops, come with a choice of exactly one version of the OS.
> > Is there a path to put XP on my machine? I am using it for design
> > work and a fair percentage of the software I run is very cranky under
> > Vista or some of it won't even install. So I may have to shell out
> > thousands of dollars more to get new versions of applications... if
> > they are even available for Vista.
>
> The only issue I see is that Microsoft didn't replace XP soon enough. Up
> until Vista, they were releasing operating systems every 2-3 years. XP
> just has a lot more history behind it, and people tend to have very
> short memories.
What are you talking about? Were you replying to someone else? Until
now I have been running Win2k, so don't say my memory is short. I
didn't convert to XP because it offered little (common theme with MS
updates) and added hassles (another common theme).
Do I misunderstand your point?