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The company, which released its new Windows 7 operating system this week, reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $3.57 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared with $4.37 billion, or 48 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.

- reuters.com

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In what was known as the most important launch in the past decade, Microsoft launched Windows 7. With new innovations, this OS is basically Microsoft’s attempt to win people back after the botch-up of Vista. Currently, I am using 7 and it is steps above Vista.

Desktop Review posted this link yesterday doing a small comparison on one of the features.

Source: JCXP.net

As planned, today Microsoft has transitioned Window XP into the Extended Support phase, at last exiting Mainstream Support.

In most cases, Mainstream Support only lasts for about five years. However, for Windows XP, Mainstream Support has gone on for near 7.5 years, due to the delay and dissatisfaction with Windows Vista. With Extended Support, the only updates offered to Windows XP customers are simple security fixes unless you purchased the Extended Hotfix Support plan.

According to a recent leak, downgrade rights will still exist until April 30, 2010, well into Windows 7′s release.

For anyone running Windows XP, security fixes will still be available up until April 8, 2014 via Windows Update.

Well, I’m not too sure what this will do when it comes to Vista and/or the launch of 7. So far, I know my two machines use XP. I doubt I’ll be going back to Vista as I am in the hold out for 7 or something better.

XP Service Pack 3 – Diving in Head First
Vista – A Return Plunge

These articles are on my perceived knowledge of Windows and about 6+ years of experience with Operating Systems as a user and troubleshooter. Performance specs were not taken with these articles, unfortunately, so accuracy is sketchy at best without numbers.