Thank goodness we didn't have blogs back in 2001, or they would have gone completely nuts over Section 1, paragraph 6 of the Windows XP Professional license terms: By that logic, XP sucks 50% more than Vista. If you bought Windows XP Professional on a new PC, your downgrade rights included the option to replace it with any of three previous Windows editions: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation version 4.0, or Windows 98 (Second Edition). At any time, you may replace an earlier version with this version of the software.Īh, I can hear you saying now, “But this is different! With Windows 7, Microsoft is going to give its customers the option to skip Vista and go all the way back to XP.
You must obtain the earlier version separately. Neither the manufacturer or installer, nor Microsoft is obligated to supply earlier versions to you. This agreement applies to your use of the earlier versions. Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.Microsoft Windows Professional 圆4 Edition, or.Instead of using the software, you may use one of the following earlier versions: You can see the current version of this clause if you look at the OEM license for Windows Vista Business or Ultimate. Many businesses run on proprietary software that might or might not work with a new operating system, so business customers who buy a new PC with a Windows license can choose to replace the installed copy of Windows with an older version. It’s the way business versions of Windows have been licensed for as long as I can remember. The implication is that this somehow represents a surrender on Microsoft’s part to the operating system that won’t die, Windows XP. I’ve been laughing out loud for days now as I read the astonishing number of comments and reactions to the revelation that Microsoft is going to allow some customers who buy Windows 7 on a new PC to exercise “downgrade rights” and replace their shiny new OS with Windows XP.
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