End of an era: Microsoft to end XP sales on 30th.

[briv1016]

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/future.mspx

x(

[realisticphish]

1. at least they have

a quality replacem- oh, wait

[swag]

2. Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal!

[Fenris]

7. Is the book any good?

I'd love to read some Rand bashing.

[swag]

11. I enjoyed it very much.

It's like the non-fiction version of the caricature of objectivism presented in Mary Gaitskill's "Two Girls Fat and Thin."

Albert Ellis also had one many years ago called "Is Objectivism a Religion?" It's probably still in print.

[ghostsofgiants]

8. I wanted to read that book a while back but my library doesn't have it.

x(

[emilyg]

3. XP is great. Vista sux.

[Connonym]

4. it's my favorite of all their stupid operating systems

I absolutely refuse to put Vista on my computer. I've had to troubleshoot my sister's and my ex's computers with that icky nanny program and I can't stand it. Unfortunately I have to use Windows and internet explorer for work :shudder:

[CatholicEdHead]

12. I use Vista all the time on my main box

Partly because my XP laptop and desktop died and OEM software is not easily transferable. Also being the tech person, I have family and friends always asking for help, so I need to know it to help them. If they ask me what type of computer to get, I refer them to OS X and never get any tech support calls.

[DarkTirade]

5. Okay, for a while they were being smart and doing good stuff...

but the moment they released Vista they started another downward spiral.

And now they're compounding it.

[crimsonblue]

6. You're wrong...

Dell will still be releasing XP on their computers, as will other companies. However, there will be a $20-50 surcharge added to it, and due to some ridiculous accounting bullshit, every copy of XP will be recorded as Vista. Vista is having horrible penetration statistics, because well, it is a horrible OS. I recommend everyone switch to Leopard or Ubuntu,

[newmajority]

9. XP is a damn good operating system

..if you know how to shut down all the worthless unnecessary crap within the OS, that is. Tried doing that with Vista, it was STILL slower than shit.

Guess I'll never buy another Microsoft OS then, because "Windows 7", or whatever they will call it when it's eventually released some time around 2012, will only be worse. By then, I will have long defected to Linux full time.

[AmyDeLune]

10. My next computer will have a Linux OS

I love Macs but can't afford one, so Linux it is for me!

[IDemo]

13. take a look at 'Mint'

It's an Ubuntu based distro with a few goodies added. I'm using it at work and on a dual boot machine at home.

http://www.linuxmint.com/index.php

[AmyDeLune]

17. Thanks! That looks, uh, delicious! :-)

It really does look great, thanks! :)

[Blue_In_AK]

14. I'm glad I've got it installed in my brand new computer. n/t

[nuxvomica]

15. I just bought a new one earlier this month myself

I kept putting it off but Dell said they would stop shipping XP on June 18 so I went and ordered it. I wonder if Dell saw some higher sales volume because of that announcement.

[JTG of the PRB]

16. I love XP on my computer.

It's damned nice. No way in HELL will I EVER switch to Vista. x(