[AccessD] OT - VISTA only and XP Phase out?

Is the following true?  This could severely effect many needing new pc
but having many older versions. 


Windows XP to be phased out by year's end despite customer demand
Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows
XP OEM by the end of this year, despite consumer resistance to Vista and
its compatibility problems.

By early 2008, Microsoft's contracts with computer makers will require
companies to only sell Vista-loaded machines. "The OEM version of XP
Professional goes next January," said Frank Luburic, senior ThinkPad
product manager for Lenovo.

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* Patricia O'Connor
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* OTDA - BDMA
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