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  1. April 25th, 2005, 05:18 PM #1
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    Cutting edge ??

    Is this considered the cutting edge for operating systems?

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/6...ion/trial.mspx

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  2. April 25th, 2005, 06:48 PM #2
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    Pre-Beta as far as I am concerned.

    Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software is provided as a convenience only.
    I think that says it all.
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    Just satisfying my curiosity, what would be the 'cutting-edge' OS as of today?
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  4. April 25th, 2005, 08:13 PM #4
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    For Windows?
    XP is the latest thing. And ight be for a couple more years. Time will tell I guess.
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    How much longer do you think 98SE will be relevant as an OS, and also XP?

    5 years..10?
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  7. April 25th, 2005, 10:19 PM #6
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    Windows Life-Cycle Policy is all i have to go on.
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  8. April 25th, 2005, 10:32 PM #7
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    Thanks Train....guess you could lock this one, eh?
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  9. April 25th, 2005, 10:38 PM #8
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    Well in the planned obsolesence world of IT, it would be the one not quite written yet.
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