A (very) brief history of Windows XP - Neowin
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Microsoft's Windows XP has been officially supported for over 12 years but its development history actually goes back even further than that under the code name "Neptune."
Microsoft's Windows XP has been officially supported for over 12 years but its development history actually goes back even further than that under the code name "Neptune."
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A (very) brief history of Windows XP - Neowin
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