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And owners of VPC versions 5 or 6 can upgrade for If you want to roll your own operating system,
It: With Windows XP Pro or Windows 2000 Pro, it lists for US$249 with VPC pricing depends on the Windows version that is bundled along with That differentiates it from the previously released Office Standard. Part of Microsoft Office Professional 2004 - the part of MS Office Pro VPC 7 is being released on its own in a variety of versions and as Time as Apple's release of the iMac G5 that brought the G5 September release proved to be well timed, coming out at about the same While awaiting Windows XP Service Pack 2, preferring to give itsĬustomers the security features built-into that Windows update.
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