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XP's End Is Near

If you want a new PC with XP, you best get to steppin' before the end of June. After that, machines will come only with Vista.

Now, here's the weird catch: For the next year, you can buy a Vista PC and then have XP installed in its stead -- so-called downgrading. This sounds more convoluted than a Britney Spears press conference.

Posted by Doug Barney on April 28, 2008


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