Dell, HP, and Lenovo will offer Windows XP as a pre-downgrade, as a convoluted way to get you out of having to buy Windows Vista. Hear that, Microsoft? The bell tolls for you. Speaking of For Whom the Bell Tolls, Metallica is considering all the Internet options for its upcoming album (that includes hoping people on the Internet will buy it).

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