Earlier this week, _we reported that HP has recently started promoting on its homepage on sale of Windows 7 PCs.With a huge marketing message “Back on popular demand”, HP was trying to sell a 5 year old OS to its customers. It raised lots of discussions and criticisms on HP and Windows 8. Today, HP clarified its stand on this_issue through its official blog._The reason they are still selling_Windows 7 PCs are because they want to give choice to consumers. Also, they_confirmed that they are not dropping Windows 8 and pointed out that all Windows 7 PCs that are on sale are also available_with Windows 8. Whether you’ve been reading the tech news blogs – or just saw an ad on our HP Shopping page, you’ve probably been asking yourself, “Why is HP selling Windows 7 PCs in a Windows 8 world?” The answer is dead simple: Choice. We like giving our customers the option to get the computer that’s right for them. For some folks, that’s Android. We’ve got...

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