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Microsoft Windows XP Users Can Keep Downgrade Rights

Microsoft is letting Windows XP Professional users keep their downgrade rights for the life cycle of Windows 7. Downgrade rights would ordinarily have ended on July 12 with the availability of the Windows 7 SP1 beta. – Windows XP has been given a reprieve by Microsoft at least, when it comes to
users’ ability to downgrade to the popular but aging operating system.
Originally slated to terminate within 18 months of Windows 7′s general release,
or the availability of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 a beta of which appea…


Fresh downgrade for Spanish debt

A second agency has downgraded Spain’s credit rating, citing the country’s poor growth prospects. Fitch cut Spain’s rating from the maximum AAA to AA+.

Wilmar drops on Indonesian tax concern; Credit Suisse downgrade

Shares of Wilmar International dropped after Credit Suisse Group AG downgraded the stock to “underperform” from “neutral,” citing a newspaper report the company is being investigated in Indonesia.

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Moody’s Talks Downgrade of U.S. and U.K. Sovereign Credit Ratings

Today, Moody’s is again hinting about sovereign credit downgrades for the U.S. and UK..As Bloomberg writes:The U.S. and the U.K. have moved “substantially” closer to losing their AAA credit ratings as the cost of servicing their debt rose, accordin…

Jon Gosselin Tries To Trade In BMW — And Fails

The cash-strapped Jon Gosselin recently tried to downgrade his ride — and failed miserably……
The newly-divorced father of eight reportedly tried to trade-in his 2005 BMW M3 for a 2008 Subaru STI plus $4,000 in cash. Sadly for Jonny Boy, dealers at Auto Exchange USA in Lancaster, Pennsylvania decided his trusty old Beamer wasn’t worth enough [...]