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http://www.techradar.com/news/softwa...9-release-date
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What the collective has heard exactly is that a prototype version is
in the works in which a barebones version of Windows 9 will be
available for free. For additional functionality, users would have
to pay up through a subscription.

According to the leaker group, the core of Windows 9 will live in
the given system's BIOS, while the rest of the OS will reside in the
cloud, ready for picking via various apps and services. (Exactly how
much of the standard Windows functions would be left out is what's
worrying about this rumor.)

Okay then. In about 5 years, when my XP becomes obsolete, I will
finally stop dual booting and switch full time to Linux. None of that
crap is worth learning how to deal with another round of MS inanities.

My XP machines will never become obsolete. In fact, I just purchased
another XP machine just yesterday. Linux, sure you could load Linux, but
what good are they? I have two Linux machines right here and all they
are good for is browsing and not much else. My Android tablets can do
that. Heck they even play WMV and WMA files poorly. So not good in the
multimedia department either.

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - Kingston 120GB SSD - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo T2300 1.66GHz - 4GB - ATI X1400 - Windows XP SP2