True Microsoft doesn't want to hurt sales of Vista by allowing XP to continue to ship on high-powered machines after its much publicized cut-off date. And it doesn't need to tick off its OEMs who have stood behind the Vista operating system through all its trials and tribulations, swearing to customers that it's great and should be adopted. But still, this is a good choice and a face-saving move by Microsoft. Why yank a product off the shelves that your customers are screaming for? Doing so only drives them into the arms of competitors.
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Smart move from Microsoft
To much open source from the original EEEpc and Cloudbook probably triggered the creation of thhe ULCPC program. Of course had Redmond listened to the OEMs in the first place they wouldn't be back-pedaling right now...
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