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Windows XP will live on until May 30, 2009
gadgetell.com - 12/23/2008
Windows XP will live on until May 30, 2009
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Section: Computers , Software / Applications Despite the January 31 deadline, Microsoft has announced they will continue to offer Windows XP licenses until May 30, 2009.  The extension is said to be in direct relation to customer demand, and had it been kept would have surely created ...

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support.apple.com - 12/18/2008
About the Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows XP and Vista 1.0
— support.apple.com — Release date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:08:00 GMT (more) About the Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows XP and ...

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/22/2008
BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
— news.bbc.co.uk — Microsoft has given yet another reprieve to its seasoned Windows XP operating system. The cut off date for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software was 31 January 2009. But now Microsoft has put in place a scheme that will allow the hardware ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again

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windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com - 12/16/2008
Writer Zone - Windows Live
— windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com — “Instant photo” border treatment Insert multiple photos Insert and upload Windows Live photo albums Insert and publish video to YouTube Spell checking in: Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, English (Australia), Estonian, Greek, ... (more) Writer Zone - Windows Live

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Windows XP Lives!
Futurelawyer — Windows XP will live on until May 30, 2009 - Gadgetell. Not bad for a dead operating system. My new netbook, the ASUS 1000HD came with XP. The computer I built for my son for Christmas, (with a lot of help from a teenager at school) runs XP, purchased at CompUSA. Now, we are being told that XP will be available until mid-2009, and Vista owners will be able to officially "downgrade" to XP until mid 2010. I hope Microsoft has Windows 7 ready by then. Actually, Service Pack 1 has made Vista usable; ...

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