Dell prepares for Windows XP's final act

[FSOwner]

Dell said on Tuesday that it plans later this month to stop selling PCs downgraded to Windows XP, ahead of next month's deadline to stop nearly all shipments of PCs running the older operating system.

Microsoft ended sales of Windows XP some time ago, but has continued to allow PC makers to sell Windows 7 machines that are "factory downgraded" to the older operating system. However, even that option is set to end October 22 for Dell and other PC makers...

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[DigitalGeek]

Bought time, XP is as dead as 98... but not as dead as Win ME. Which is with Win 3.1...

Vista needs to go too... Actually they should keep XP/2000 and remove all existence of Vista.