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"Greg B" wrote:

As far as Pete wondering if XP is going to be obsolete soon, I doubt it.
Microsoft may drop the XP Home version first but the other 4 versions of XP
should last for a few more years. There's still plenty of stuff out there
that doesn't require Vista, yet. Microsoft just quit supporting 98 and ME
this past summer...

Businesses will not convert until all their apps are thoroughly tested.
Plus, newly purchased equipment and software will have to run their
ammortization cycle before being replaced. What are the cycles for large
corporations? 3 years?