[ubuntu-uk] Dad's Computer - for want of a better subject

[Simon Greenwood]

On 22 June 2011 09:14, Jon Reynolds <maillist at jcrdevelopments.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:59:45 +0100, Avi Greenbury wrote:
>
>> Jon Reynolds wrote:
>>
>>> 1. Why on Earth did they choose to put Vista on there??
>>>
>> Perhaps because a new board supposedly means a new install of Windows
>> and you're not supposed to be using XP licenses any more. Perhaps
>> they're also tired of supporting an OS that's way past end-of-life.
>>
>
> Is XP no longer sold (now I think about it that may be obvious!)? What
> about all the people and businesses who are not ready/capable of
> supporting/running Win7? Are existing XP license holders not able to have
> their PCs repaired and continue using their XP License? That's rubbish!!
>
>  Did you ask them?
>>
>
> No, just had an email from my Dad today.
>
>
>
>>  3. Wouldn't he have needed to buy a new license for Vista or would his
>>> existing XP license cover him (I somehow doubt it)?
>>>
>>
>> Yeah, he would have needed a new license.
>>
>>
> So is Vista still sold then? I wonder if they told him they were going to
> put it on?
>
> Either way, I wish my Dad would just let me put Ubuntu on there and just
> LEARN to use OOo instead of MSO... stubborn git! :)
>
>  --
>>
>
It's not a question of not being sold (it isn't), but as many companies
still use it as their desktop build, MS are having to support it for a lot
longer than they wanted to.

s/



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