On 22 June 2011 09:14, Jon Reynolds <maill...@jcrdevelopments.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:59:45 +0100, Avi Greenbury wrote: > >> Jon Reynolds wrote: >> >>> 1. Why on Earth did they choose to put Vista on there?? >>> >> Perhaps because a new board supposedly means a new install of Windows >> and you're not supposed to be using XP licenses any more. Perhaps >> they're also tired of supporting an OS that's way past end-of-life. >> > > Is XP no longer sold (now I think about it that may be obvious!)? What > about all the people and businesses who are not ready/capable of > supporting/running Win7? Are existing XP license holders not able to have > their PCs repaired and continue using their XP License? That's rubbish!! > > Did you ask them? >> > > No, just had an email from my Dad today. > > > >> 3. Wouldn't he have needed to buy a new license for Vista or would his >>> existing XP license cover him (I somehow doubt it)? >>> >> >> Yeah, he would have needed a new license. >> >> > So is Vista still sold then? I wonder if they told him they were going to > put it on? > > Either way, I wish my Dad would just let me put Ubuntu on there and just > LEARN to use OOo instead of MSO... stubborn git! :) > > -- >> > It's not a question of not being sold (it isn't), but as many companies still use it as their desktop build, MS are having to support it for a lot longer than they wanted to. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "Is this your sanderling?"
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