On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Chris Dunford <[email protected]> wrote:

> Apparently Win7 will include a downloadable virtual environment and a
> complete, fully licensed copy of XP. The environment runs on the Win7
> desktop, so there's no need to start a separate desktop for programs that
> require XP.
>
> The real significance of this is that it allows MS to start cleaning
> deadwood out of Windows. There's a ton of stuff that's in there just for
> compatibility reasons and, since anyone will be able to quickly access XP,
> MS can start getting rid of it.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dg22sm
> http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/xp_mode_pre_shots.asp
>
> I wonder if they will give us a DOS environment.
-- 
John Duncan Yoyo
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