Hi Francis, I've have seen them for around $90, for the Home edition with sp2, so you can count on the Pro edition being somewhat higher. One place you can check would be, www.tigerdirect.com HTH, Richard Justice-website ownner www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francis E. Khan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP
> Do you know the cost of a copy of Windows XP Professional from a retail > outlet these days? > > Francis Khan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rick > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > > > Hi Paul, > To get the correct information, visit: > http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN=en-us&p1=3221&x=0&y=0 > HTH, > > Richard Justice > www.blind-computing.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:47 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > > > > Hi all > > > > Does this mean that Microsoft will extend support. I had heard when > Vista > > became available support for XP would stop in 2008 from Microsoft. > > > > > > Paul Smith > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Moderator > > Sent: 30 September 2007 07:42 > > To: blind-computing > > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > > > > For those interested and not ready to plunge into Vista. > > Microsoft extends sale of Windows XP > > September 29, 2007 > > San Francisco - Microsoft is to extend the availability of its Windows > XP > > operating system. > > Industry analysts said that the move reflected hesitancy by buyers to > > adopt > > XP's replacement, Windows Vista, especially in the business community. > > Under the new policy, Microsoft will make the full version of Windows > XP > > available to PC manufacturers and retailers through June 30, 2008. The > > firm > > will continue to offer a basic edition in emerging markets through June > > 2010. > > Before the announcement, Microsoft had been due to stop selling XP at > the > > end of January 2008. > > A survey conducted earlier this year by InformationWeek showed that 30 > per > > cent of businesses had no plans to purchase Windows Vista, because of > its > > high price and system requirements that make it incompatible with older > > PCs. > > Some PC makers even offer Windows XP recovery discs so that customers > can > > install the older operating system if they are dissatisfied with > Windows > > Vista. > > "There are some customers who need a little more time to make the > switch," > > said Mike Nash, Microsoft's Windows product manager, in a statement > posted > > on the company's Web site. > > He denied that Vista was a failure. > > Microsoft has sold 60 million copies of the new operating system, and > > "Windows Vista is on track to be the fastest-selling operating system > in > > Microsoft's history," Nash said. > > > > Richard Justice-list moderator > > www.blind-computing.com > > > > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > > http://www.blind-computing.com > > Address for the list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > subject > > or > > body of a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > > following > > address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1037 - Release Date: > > 29/09/2007 > > 13:32 > > > > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > > http://www.blind-computing.com > > Address for the list archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the > subject > > or body of a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > > following address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
