Users petition Microsoft to keep Windows XP
 

Microsoft Corp.'s operating systems run most personal computers around the globe and are a cash cow for the world's largest software maker. But you'd never confuse a Windows user with the passionate fans of Mac OS X or even the free Linux operating system.


Windows XP is set to be pulled off of store shelves in June, but supporters hope their petition will prevent that.

Unless it's someone running Windows XP, a version Microsoft wants to retire.

Fans of the six-year-old operating system set to be pulled off store shelves in June have papered the Internet with blog posts, cartoons and petitions recently. They trumpet its superiority to Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest PC operating system, whose consumer launch last January was greeted with lukewarm reviews.

No matter how hard Microsoft works to persuade people to embrace Vista, some just can't be wowed. They complain about Vista's hefty hardware requirements, its less-than-peppy performance, occasional incompatibility with other programs and devices and frequent, irritating security pop-up windows.

For them, the impending disappearance of XP computers from retailers, and the phased withdrawal of technical support in coming years, is causing a minor panic.

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go go apple.

I'm leaning towards buying an apple myself :thumbsup

I try not to be a mac zealot since i was a windows guy for years and years, but man since i've converted i haven't looked back. It's a little wierd at first, but so much better once you get used to it.

I'd recommend atleast gettin a mac mini (they're like $600) and playin around w/ it. :thumbsup

I think this is a really bad idea. If they stop supporting XP it will sway a lot of people into buying a Mac.

I have quite a few machines that work great with XP. I bought my first Vista set up a while back and used it twice. Crapola! Im gonna buy a mac very soon to give it more of a whirl.

Linux is the way to make happy penguins...

Yes, Linux is also an option.

They need to keep XP going. A ton of folks still love it.

I use vista and its 100 times better then xp3


once you tweak it the way you want :)