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Living with XP

Many of you...well, most of you...OK, nearly all of you are avoiding Vista and sticking with XP. But Microsoft ain't making it easy. Go to Circuit City and all you'll see is Vista, Vista, Vista. And Microsoft volume agreements are pushing the new OS over the old.

How are you dealing with XP? Buying new machines and downgrading? Just not using Vista licenses that come with your existing agreements? Tell us your story by writing to [email protected].

Posted by Doug Barney on August 20, 2008


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