From: mike 


Another shining example of Microsoft forcing the users to buy what they do
not want to buy.

Must be nice having a monopoly, you do not have to care about your
customers, just continually force-feed them what you want them to buy.


http://apcmag.com/5835/vendors_in_no_rush_to_ditch_xp_for_vista

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Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP
OEM by the end of this year, despite consumer resistance to Vista and its
compatibility problems.

By early 2008, Microsoft's contracts with computer makers will require
companies to only sell Vista-loaded machines. "The OEM version of XP
Professional goes next January," said Frank Luburic, senior ThinkPad
product manager for Lenovo. "At that point, they'll have no
choice."

Despite Microsoft's relentless promotion of Vista, manufacturers are still
seeing plenty of demand from customers for systems preloaded with XP,
especially in the finicky SOHO market. ...
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