Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
I have no problem with the idea, but does anyone really think that Microsoft gives a rip about what their customers want? If they keep supporting XP then all those users won't have any incentive to shell out a hundred bucks and more for a Vista upgrade. In fact, if they REALLY cared about their customers they would have stuck with Windows 95, or maybe 98. Simple updates could have brought them up to the equivalent of XP over time, but that wouldn't bring in much revenue, now would it.

No, like any successful business, the bottom line is the thing that drives the company. As long as people keep switching to the latest, newest version, despite the fact that the old version worked perfectly well, they'll keep bringing out newer, more expensive, less desirable products.

I swear, my next computer is going to be a Mac!!
I agree, but the fact that Vista has not sold well at all, is the main reason the are dropping support for XP they basicly are saying upgrade to Vista or be without a OS, when you own 90-95% of the wolrd Market for os''s they apparently are showing what they can do, it is thier "Bat & Ball" thus they can chagetherules or end the gamewhen they want to, to $%^& with what the public think or feels