Microsoft extends the shelf life of XP

Microsoft was scheduled to stop selling XP in January 2008, but they have now extended the date to the 30th June 2008.

They have said that this is to help customers that needed more time to make the switch to vista

Microsoft’s Windows product manager Mike Nash, said: “…maybe we were a little ambitious to think that we would need to make Windows XP available for only a year after the release of Windows Vista.”

He added that most of the other operating systems that Microsoft has produced were available for about two years after a new version shipped.

Mr Nash said that up to the summer of 2007 Microsoft had sold more than 60 million licences for Vista. This put it on track to be the fastest selling operating system in Microsoft’s history.

The XP date change applies to retailers and other manufacturers who sell Microsoft products. Independent firms that use Windows XP when installing and maintaining computers and networks for businesses can continue to offer it as an option until 30 January 2009.

Microsoft is also extending the availability of the cut-down version of XP, called Starter Edition, until 30 June 2010.

source: BBC

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