In news:utco35t3laqj5ntfoi8phipbt4srdsdn37@4ax.com,
AJL typed on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:30:25 -0700:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> I think Windows XP will still be around in 10 years.
>
> DOS is "still around" after 25+ years so by your loose definition that
> prediction is likely correct. But I doubt that more than one percent
> of users (hobbyists) will be using XP in ten years. If Vista hadn't
> been such a debacle I wouldn't have given it 5 years...

But I am not using the loose definition. There are virtually no
applications that requires a Vista or W7 machine. And I don't see this
changing much in the next 5 to 10 years either.

>> I am sure Microsoft doesn't like this.
>
> They have taken notice. A version of W7 is designed for netbooks.

So I noticed some netbooks on eBay have W7 installed on them.

>> it is up to the users when XP dies. <grin>
>
> Judging from the new processors in the works the death of XP may be
> greatly underestimated... ;)

I wouldn't worry too much about new processors. I am sure the gamers
will be excited. But the average joe only cares if they can play videos
or not.

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC