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Old 09-27-2011, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by zipper View Post
I was perusing a Windows publication the other day and in it they described Win8 as being a contemporary of Win7, not a replacement. Win8 sounded to me like it was basically Win7 but with an entirely new UI to take advantage of all the new portable hardware out there.

Doesn't sound to me like anything the typical home desktop user is going to feel compelled to buy.
Windows 7 is scheduled to sunset in 2015. Either that means MS is planning on releasing a new OS in 2 years, replacing Windows 7 with Windows 8, or extending the sunset.
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