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

One of the several reasons I deem an investment of one day a week in Linux
to be a strategically correct play. I haven't got a single customer on that
platform, but I do have a couple of boxes running versions (Ubuntu on one
and Suse Enterprise 10.1 on another). To date my biggest beef has been the
absence of something as easy to use as Access. But Base, in the current rev.
of OpenOffice, comes close.


On 5/2/07, Heenan, Lambert <Lambert.Heenan at aig.com> wrote:
>
> Don't worry. It's all just part of the M$ plot to monopolize the
> multi-media
> world in an effort to catch up with Apple (for beating M$ to the gun with
> audio sales).
>
> Now we'll all have to pay more for hardware and software because the
> manufacturers are caving in to M$ and it's demands for DRM-everything.
>
> ;-(
>
> Lambert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of O'Connor,
> Patricia (OTDA)
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 12:35 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [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.
>
> Thanks
>
>
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