A customer walks near a display of Microsoft Windows XP software at a CompUSA store in 2006, in San Francisco, California
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A customer walks near a display of Microsoft Windows XP software at a CompUSA store in 2006, in San Francisco, California. With the imperative June 30 deadline issued by Microsoft for phasing out Windows XP by stopping the sales of computer systems based on Vista's predecessor approaching, the world's largest computer makers are getting creative. (AFP Photo)