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Windows XP's Days are Really Numbered Now

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Old 02-18-09, 07:01 PM   #21
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I have already migrated to LINUX, I use my Windows only for gaming.
Ditto with me too. Am using linux full time, switch to windows for night time downloads.

I seriously wish i could solve the hibernating problem which i am facing with ubuntu 8.10
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Windows XP: Going, going ... gone?




XP timeline
June 30, 2008

PC manufacturers stop selling computers with XP installed.
Jan. 31, 2009

Microsoft stops selling XP altogether.
April 14, 2009

Mainstream support (free live support and warranty support) ends. Free maintenance is limited to security fixes.

April 8, 2014

All support for XP ends.


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thats 5 years from now. long enough time to make a final choice. we may even have windowe 8 or 9 by that time.
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By 2014 Windows 7 will be the tale of the day !!
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lets face 21st dec 2012 first .. ... who knows mankind may end up in stone age once more ... just kidding ... lets not get this thread offtopic

by far what i have seen, win 7 seems like a success story in the writing. but by 2014 we may have many many more versions of windows.
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and what about windows vista...............................
it will be the double tale of the day!
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and what about windows vista...............................
it will be the double tale of the day!
Only time will tell the fate of Windows Vista by then
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only time will tell the fate of windows vista by then
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