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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft to Extend Windows XP 'Downgrade' Option By Six Months?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well it seems to me as long as consumers are requesting XP on new systems it should be available.  As a small business owner I dread having to shift to Vista.  In addition to having to spend money for the new computers I will also have to spend money in training and lost production while everyone figures out the new system.  I also have many other programs we use that do not function well on Vista and would have to relace those as well.  Maybe to a larger company it's no big deal but for a small startup it's a major cost when taking everything into consideration.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2008 4:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft to Extend Windows XP 'Downgrade' Option By Six Months?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</guid><description><![CDATA["Will folks really be opting for XP on new machines after Windows 7 is out?" IMHO  XP is the best OS MS ever made and would like to get another one,IF Intel processor,upgradable motherboard were available. <br>  Who's to say that W7 will be any better than Vista.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Don]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 6th 2008 11:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft to Extend Windows XP 'Downgrade' Option By Six Months?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</guid><description><![CDATA[I own 7 computers, and use them in the home, and for my business.<br>The newest , a mini desktop Acer came with Vista, 4gb ram, Athalon 64 processer, hd video card etc... What a useless Operating System on that machine. I though Win ME was bad - Vista is crap. It is way too demanding of resources, wayyyy too overbloated with doo dads... Totally unsatisfactory, especially if you allow Microsoft to run their automatic " updates ". After it crashed for the third time and froze,  I had Windows XP Home installed on it - AT MY EXPENSE !!!! . It now runs all my software, and is reliable. All the other machines have either XP Home or XP Professional on them. They all work well as long as you do not install Service Pack 3.  In my opinion, Microsoft better listen to us - their customers, and quit trying to ram VISTA down our throats. We can choose to NOT purchase new computers, can they survive long with falling demand for a product few people want? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[northrnltspd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 7th 2008 12:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft to Extend Windows XP 'Downgrade' Option By Six Months?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had the option of installing Vista or XP on my MacBook Pro and I went for XP. I will keep using it. And yes, as long as people are requesting it, it should be available. Microsoft, you want to maintain a good profit? Give the people what they want. ;-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[xsemperidem5]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 14th 2008 12:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft to Extend Windows XP 'Downgrade' Option By Six Months?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/10/06/microsoft-to-extend-windows-xp-downgrade-option-by-six-months/</guid><description><![CDATA[If Microsoft actually gave people what they wanted, they would have fixed Win 98.<br><br>Gimme a break, Vista requires almost 1GB of Ram and it goes 10x slower than Win98 on the same machine.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Nov 14th 2008 4:12PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
