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Both Windows users in love with XP and those in hate with Vista continue to cry out to Microsoft for clemency, hoping that XP might be spared from the chopping block come June 30th (the last day XP will be sold in stores). Vista’s been out in the wild for a solid year now, but even so, more users than Microsoft could ever have intended still aren’t ready or willing to trade in XP for the shinier, debatably improved upgrade to the Windows line. We consider Lifehacker readers to be very willing adopters when an upgrade is worth it, so we want to know where you stand on the issue.
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We’re going to wait until it’s officially hosted on Microsoft.com come Monday, but if you just cannot wait to get your paws on Windows XP Service Pack 3, the final release is available for download from MajorGeeks and Softpedia. We haven’t tested these for ourselves, so proceed with caution (or wait till next week).

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Microsoft is nothing if not responsive to its customers. In fact, it’s hyper-responsive. That’s why we’ve ended up with feature-bloat in both Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office as the company has tried to please everyone by including everything-but-the-kitchen-sink in its software.
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