Windows 7 would come with a downgrade option
Microsoft seems to have given up to the market demands.
The company has confirmed that Windows 7 too would ship with a downgrade option for some customers.
Customers would be able to downgrade to either Windows XP or Vista as per their preferences.
This would be applicable to [...]
Windows XP comes with tons of restrictions from Microsoft for netbooks
ITExaminer.com has posted information on the limitations Microsoft put on netbook manufacturers when it comes to Windows XP.
The limitations:
SSD cannot be bigger than 16GB. Hard Disk cannot be larger than 160GB.
Graphic engine cannot support anything better than DirectX 9.
System RAM cannot be more than 1GB.
The [...]
Windows XP continues to live on life support from Microsoft
Customers are still preferring to buy new computers with Windows XP.
Microsoft has been trying to phase out this vintage operating system to get the market to adopt Windows Vista.
However, they have failed to do so even after two years of Vista availability.
The US based software [...]
People buying older machines just to get Windows XP licenses!
Sources are indicating that people are now buying older machines not for the hardware but just to get their hands on the connected Windows XP license.
Microsoft stopped issuing new licenses for the Windows XP operating system as they want the customers to move to the Windows [...]
Microsoft Windows XP gets another breather
Market reports say that Microsoft has now given another extension to Windows XP.
OEM suppliers are now allowed to offer Windows XP for another six months as a downgrade option with Windows Vista.
They would now be able to offer this service to new customers buying computers till July 31, 2009.
This [...]
Windows Vista has sold more than 180 million copies
Microsoft has revealed that they have till now sold more than 180 million copies of Windows Vista operating system.
The company generally does not reveal sales figure of their operating system products but Vista has been getting a lot of bad press so they are vocal about its [...]
Windows XP SP3 now being pushed to users
Microsoft has now started automatic delivery of Windows XP SP3 to the users of Windows XP OS who are still not running this latest update.
This latest service pack to this old Windows OS is not a major update. However, it still offers numerous enhancements.
It also comes loaded [...]
Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP today
Software giant Microsoft would stop selling Windows XP operating system in the retail market from today.
This is a controversial move from the company which claims that there is little demand for this OS in the market and customers should move on to Windows Vista which was launched last year.
However, [...]
Dell extend sales of XP loaded machines by a week
Personal Computer maker Dell has announced that they are now extending the sales of PCs equipped with Windows XP by a week.
The company took this decision to meet the demand from the customers who still prefer XP over Vista operating system.
Dell would be offering three XP-powered [...]
Dell charging extra for downgrading customers from Windows Vista to XP
Dell has made available option to customers who want to get Windows XP on their ordered machines.
The company is however charging extra fee to provide the customer with an XP loaded machine that would also come with Vista installers.
Microsoft is stopping sales of the Windows [...]
