A Windows is a Windows is a Windows: Microsoft allows downgrades from Windows 7 for 10 years

Past made present made future

Surely by 2019, nobody will use Windows XP. Surely!

Microsoft isn’t so sure about that. People love a safe place to hide, you see.

According to them, even if you have purchased Windows 7 Professional, the most pro-est of the Windows 7 line, Microsoft will allow users the option to downgrade two generations to Windows XP for the next 10 years.

Even if you only have Windows 7 Ultimate, the say, users will have the same option for 5 years until 2015.

While the option may seem ludicrous to you an I to downgrade to the aged XP even now let alone in 10 years, a Microsoft spokesman says that it would be confusing to drop the option while Windows 7’s life cycle is still in effect.

More power to ya, XP-users. Enjoy all…that.