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Sharktooth
26th April 2009, 16:06
Over a month ago, we were briefed about a secret Microsoft technology that we were told would be announced alongside the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) and would ship in final form simultaneously with the final version of Windows 7. This technology, dubbed Windows XP Mode (XPM, formerly Virtual Windows XP or Virtual XP, VXP), dramatically changes the compatibility story for Windows 7 and, we believe, has serious implications for Windows development going forward. Here's what's happening.
Read more... (http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/04/24/secret-no-more-revealing-virtual-windows-xp-for-windows-7.aspx)
Dr.Khron
28th April 2009, 16:31
About fricken time. If this really works as well as it could, it could save MS's bacon.

My guess is that XP runs too damn good on Macs, so MS was like, hey, why can't we do that on an Intel platform?