Must You Buy a New Computer to Begin Using Windows 7?

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Today is a holiday in D.C., so, tax day is Monday, 5/18 instead. That doesn't make it any less dreadful. The deadline may still be today in one's state.

[lujate]

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First thought:
"Why on Earth would anyone take a perfectly good XP machine and load Win7?"

[spitcher]

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Probably because it's head and shoulders above XP. Plus end of support for XP is approaching.

[lujate]

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Probably because it's head and shoulders above XP.
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At first I thought you were joking, then I realized you were probably being serious.

I agree with you about support. Most people probably don't have support from MS, but most ISV's will only provide support when running on OS's that are still under manufacturer support.

[spitcher]

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Well, support for most people means that you'll still receive Windows updates from Microsoft on XP. No support for XP means no more patches.