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Microsoft Windows XP copies still available
gizmosforgeeks.com - 3/7/2009
Microsoft Windows XP copies still available
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As you know, Windows XP isn’t going to be around forever , and let’s face it, technology is constantly changing, so you may not want to run it forever. However, we can’t blame you if you don’t care for Vista, and who knows if Windows 7 will really be a ...

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Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech:  Week of Mar 6, 2009: Gadget Recap from Gizmos for Geeks

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Week of Mar 6, 2009: Gadget Recap from Gizmos for Geeks
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech — ... Contributing Writer, RealTechNews . GfG Logo Here’s the round up of this week’s articles on GizmosForGeeks. At the very start of this week saw the news update that Windows XP copies were still available and, with many problems with Vista and people worried that Windows 7 might not be perfect either, it looks like you couldn’t do much harm getting yourself a copy . Another news article was featured was that Don Reisinger thought you could replace your RSS read with twitter – what do we think? ...

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