Microsoft Moves On With Windows XP
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Undeterred by legal threats and political pressure, Microsoft Corp. will move forward with plans to release Windows XP in October, a company executive said Friday. Microsoft will ship the final test version of the desktop operating system Saturday, said Group Vice President Jim Allchin, who is overseeing the product's launch. The company plans to have a version ready to be manufactured in the next few weeks. Allchin said Microsoft is making no contingency plans for meeting demands that the new system be altered. He called criticism that the system hurts competition "very serious,'' but insisted it was unfounded. Windows XP works well with other products and gives consumers plenty of choices, he said.