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Story: Windows 7 will have 'XP mode'

Posted by: pround (Monday 27 April 2009, 2:27 PM)

Not realy an XP 'Mode' is it

This is a poor solution where you effectively run a windows XP VM within windows 7. I can hardly believe what I'm seeing here, it's like something you would expect to be announced on April 1st. This is not a mode its a VM same as any other VM with all the extra resources required. MS can't be bothered with backward compatibility so they bundle a VM of an old version of the OS.

If they want to ditch the legacy stuff then come out and say it, like apple did with OSX. Trouble is that would dent the monopoly position they hold and allow competitors in. Windows is loosing ground to the competition and another incompatible product will just make things worse. It also has to catch up with the competition

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