Kal-EL
05-29-2009, 03:43 PM
Updated Windows 7 and Vista downgrade rights leaked
by Joseph L. Flatley (http://www.overclockaholics.com/bloggers/joseph-l-flatley/), posted May 29th 2009 at 10:23AM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/11-26-07--vista-logo.jpg (http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=630)Are you ready to have your mind blown by some truly incredible gadget news? No, we're not talking about our peek at the Zune HD with none other than Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/exclusive-steve-ballmer-demos-the-zune-hd-for-engadget/). In fact, we have spicy hot new Windows licensing details. According to Tech ARP, Microsoft will soon allow end users to downgrade from Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate editions to either Windows Vista Business or Window XP Professional. If that weren't enough, OEMs may now choose to install XP Professional, XP Pro Tablet, or XP Pro X64, instead of Windows Vista Business / Ultimate -- as long as they fulfill a bunch of legalistic requirements regarding activation markers, certificates of authenticity, Windows Vista Logo criteria, and other stuff you probably don't care about. It looks like the repudiation of Windows Vista is continuing apace... and we're guessing that it doesn't stop until it results in a series of war crimes tribunals in The Hague. (We can dream, can't we?) http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/29/updated-windows-7-and-vista-downgrade-rights-leaked/
by Joseph L. Flatley (http://www.overclockaholics.com/bloggers/joseph-l-flatley/), posted May 29th 2009 at 10:23AM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/11-26-07--vista-logo.jpg (http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=630)Are you ready to have your mind blown by some truly incredible gadget news? No, we're not talking about our peek at the Zune HD with none other than Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/exclusive-steve-ballmer-demos-the-zune-hd-for-engadget/). In fact, we have spicy hot new Windows licensing details. According to Tech ARP, Microsoft will soon allow end users to downgrade from Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate editions to either Windows Vista Business or Window XP Professional. If that weren't enough, OEMs may now choose to install XP Professional, XP Pro Tablet, or XP Pro X64, instead of Windows Vista Business / Ultimate -- as long as they fulfill a bunch of legalistic requirements regarding activation markers, certificates of authenticity, Windows Vista Logo criteria, and other stuff you probably don't care about. It looks like the repudiation of Windows Vista is continuing apace... and we're guessing that it doesn't stop until it results in a series of war crimes tribunals in The Hague. (We can dream, can't we?) http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/29/updated-windows-7-and-vista-downgrade-rights-leaked/