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To: mr.mark who started this subject	2/17/2001 1:15:04 AM
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Bill Gates to Unveil Windows XP in Glitzy Show PCWorld.com [snip] "XP may be more hardware-hungry than your system can handle. Windows XP's CPU requirement will at least match and maybe exceed that of Windows 2000. And Microsoft is already recommending at least 128MB of RAM for Windows XP, compared to 64MB for Windows 2000. Perpetual Paying But one of the biggest changes is not technical. Windows XP also marks an attempt by Microsoft to sell its software on a subscription basis, a strategy it hopes will strengthen revenue down the road, according to Chris Le Tocq, an analyst at research firm Gartner Group. "When you purchase Windows XP you will buy it at a low [cost] but will have to agree to pay each year," Le Tocq says. "Our recommendation on the business side is that organizations not pay any more than 25 percent of the upgrade price. I am sure Microsoft will go over that, but the question is by how much." pcworld.com

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