Farewell To Windows XP

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  • Samurai Drifter
    Level 12 samurai
    • Oct 2005
    • 92
    #16
    Re: Farewell To Windows XP

    Originally posted by Thorn
    MS has stopped selling the retail version in stores. XP is still available as an OEM version until at least 12-31-2008, and probably beyond.
    This is the main thing that concerned me- I have many clients who specifically request XP on custom builds and it's likely that business would take a minor downturn. Then again, since all retail stores have stopped selling XP systems also, my only competition would be local stores that have stockpiled copies, and used machines off of ebay.

    For myself, I actually am okay with Vista. I didn't end up downgrading the laptop I recently purchased- as I've said before, bitch slap Vista around enough and it runs okay.
    One Nation Under Surveillance
    "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength."

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      • Deviant Ollam
        Semi-Professional Swearer
        • May 2003
        • 3417
        #17
        Re: Farewell To Windows XP

        Originally posted by Samurai Drifter
        all retail stores have stopped selling XP
        three little letters... O, E, & M.

        i don't think i've done a proper, licensed install of WinXP on a box in over 5 years.

        NOTE - i'm not talking about outright piracy here... i simply have an arrangement with all of my clients wherein i will install a box any way that they wish, then i remind them that to be legal, they have to acquire a license for X, Y, and Z (i give them a list of any non-freeware products and/or operating systems they are running.)

        most of them prefer to just eBay or google search for people selling old Windows licenses (some of them have even bought in bulk) and keep them stuck in a drawer somewhere. and i love that i don't have to fuss with managing product keys, etc. the exact same OEM iso image works for me, time and time again. i've even custom-edited it so that it stays current with patches and other updates.
        "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
        - Trent Reznor

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          • xor
            not
            • Aug 2007
            • 1347
            #18
            Re: Farewell To Windows XP

            Originally posted by Deviant Ollam
            three little letters... O, E, & M.

            i don't think i've done a proper, licensed install of WinXP on a box in over 5 years.

            NOTE - i'm not talking about outright piracy here... i simply have an arrangement with all of my clients wherein i will install a box any way that they wish, then i remind them that to be legal, they have to acquire a license for X, Y, and Z (i give them a list of any non-freeware products and/or operating systems they are running.)
            Yo ho ho :-)

            xor
            Just because you can doesn't mean you should. This applies to making babies, hacking, and youtube videos.

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