Windows XP lives again
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Microsoft's most successful operating system ever, Windows XP, has been given a reprieve just as its ageing neck was heading for the chopping block. Microsoft officially ends support for XP SP2 today, marking the end of an era for some, as the OS that outshone its younger sibling and its most essential service pack is deprived of the means of support. But, in a missive extolling the virtues of Windows 7 and introducing its first Service pack, Microsoft also let...
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