> 1) What manufacturer forces you to do anything? You will be able to buy XP
> for a long while yet, if you were so inclined.
All the greedy (mostly USA) manufacturers in the world.
> 3) Source Code? Why should they give you the source code? Would Ford give
> you the plans to the Focus?
Without source codes, capable programmers could port x32 drivers to x64.
Of course, only if Micro$oft allowed that to happen first.
> 4) What Death Penalty? WTF are you on about?
If Vi$ta x64 is not going to have drivers for older hardware,
that's a death penalty to them.
> 2) How is buying a new PC with Vista less environmentally
> friendly than buying a new PC with XP?
Once there would be no drivers, a lot of old and functioning
hardware would be forced to be discard. You got it, did you?
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