Downgrade rights for Windows 7 will be “hugely important,” an analyst said Thursday, but he’s not optimistic that Microsoft Corp. will let users continue to install Windows XP on new machines.

Microsoft will provide hardware partners with media to let their customers downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP for six months longer than it originally planned, the company confirmed Friday.

For six months after Windows 7's official launch, Microsoft will let OEMs sell new PCs equipped with Windows XP Professional Microsoft has relaxed its “downgrade” rules and will let computer makers ...

A federal judge has dismissed a year-old lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged antitrust violations for the "downgrade" rules it set for Windows Vista and XP. The order issued Monday by U.S. District ...

A California woman has sued Microsoft Corp. over the $59.25 fee she was charged to “downgrade” Windows Vista on a new laptop to the older Windows XP, federal court documents show … Microsoft’s latest ...

Here’s the deal. Dell agreed to Microsoft’s plan of allowing Windows XP sales after June 30, but at a surcharge over installing Vista. How much of one? $20 to $50. ComputerWorld says that customers ...

"We will offer downgrade rights from Windows 7 to Windows XP in the same way we did with Windows Vista," a Microsoft spokesperson told Channelweb.com. "Volume licensing customers have always had the ...

As expected, Microsoft will let computer makers sell PCs with Windows XP for six months after the release of Windows 7, a move likely to confuse companies and make it tougher for them to manage their ...

The plaintiffs in a class action suit filed earlier this week in Seattle federal court claim that Microsoft acted illegally by forcing customers to buy new Vista PCs in order to get XP. Downgrade ...

Ok, so I'm finally to a point where I'm telling my clients that all computers will come with a copy of Vista Business and should the need be there (and it mostly is, what with annoying ...

Analyst is not optimistic Microsoft will let users install XP on new machines, even though downgrade rights are just as important for Windows 7 as they've been for Vista Downgrade rights for Windows 7 ...