"msnews.microsoft.com" <bullwinkle@moose.com> wrote in message
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> Sounds to me like a ms swindle. Now to upgrade to Windows 7 I've got first
> to upgrade to Vista then upgrade Vista to 7.

Windows 7 can't do an in-place upgrade over Windows XP. True.

> Might be a better idea to wait for Cloud to appear and switch over to that
> OS. Or maybe Safari. MS is not the only guy in the neighborhood anymore.

Cloud? Good luck upgrading Windows XP with a cloud, or a Safari, I heard it
doesn't have any drivers yet or a boot loader so again good luck with that.
Perhaps your referring to Linux. Well go ahead, but again you can't do an
upgrade install. :-)

> I wonder if MS will want to think about that idea and come out with an
> upgrade from XP to 7.

You can however upgrade to Windows 7 by doing a clean/custom install of it.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/