Windows XP a hot item on Amazon

[Computer Hope Admin]

Although Microsoft officially stopped selling Windows XP as of June 30, retailers can keep selling it as long as they have copies.

Perhaps as a result of its potentially impending scarcity, XP is near the top of Amazon.com's software list, with the full version of XP Home at No. 15 and the full version of XP Pro at No. 21.

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[michaewlewis]

I bet everyone that is buying them is going to try to sell them on ebay for profit.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Microsoft would have made more profit if they kept selling XP.

[Computer Hope Admin]

Microsoft would have made more profit if they kept selling XP.

In the long run I'd imagine they'd make more by getting users to convert and stopping the support of XP.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Microsoft would have made more profit if they kept selling XP.

In the long run I'd imagine they'd make more by getting users to convert and stopping the support of XP.

Torturing us...

[BC_Programmer]

Microsoft would have made more profit if they kept selling XP.

In the long run I'd imagine they'd make more by getting users to convert and stopping the support of XP.

Torturing us...

which is more expensive, XP or Vista? (Vista), it they essentially "force" their customers into buying Vista instead of XP, they stand to make a larger profit, even if the OS isn't the freshest girl in the class. Did I just say that?

It's really more a forced software upgrade path then anything, otherwise half the world would still be running DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1, and (get this) getting the EXACT SAME work done, they just wouldn't be able to play as many games. The question is, is that a bad thing?

[Dias de verano]

I expect that Amazon and Ebay must each be rubbing their hands together, (or maybe they're rubbing each other's hands together, I'm not sure about that) because, as everybody knows, there just isn't any other way to get a Windows XP install disk.

[BC_Programmer]

I expect that Amazon and Ebay must each be rubbing their hands together, (or maybe they're rubbing each other's hands together, I'm not sure about that) because, as everybody knows, there just isn't any other way to get a Windows XP install disk legally.

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[Dias de verano]

legally.

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I guess they don't "do" irony where you come from? 

[!~*:.Pink Floyd.:*~!]

oh great so if they stopped updating XP does that mean ill have to make my own security pacthes?



That wont work out very well.

[Carbon Dioxide]

LOL

[BC_Programmer]

legally.

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I guess they don't "do" irony where you come from? 

[/quote]

I read your post again I see. It can sometimes be difficult to gather the tone of a post from the first read-through.



 

[CBMatt]

With people being forced to use Vista lately, it doesn't surprise me one bit that XP sales are increasing.

[Calum]

oh great so if they stopped updating XP does that mean ill have to make my own security pacthes?



That wont work out very well.

That's news to me . . . where are you getting your info from?

[!~*:.Pink Floyd.:*~!]

Calum im joking I wouldnt know were to start if I had to make a security pacth.

5 secs after download your computer would be worse than before.