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CaptainCox
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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 16:54    Post subject: Windows XP Sales Extended to June 2008
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Microsoft has now decided to extend the selling period for its Windows XP operating system (OS) till the end of June 2008.

This is significant because earlier on, the company had said it would stop selling Windows XP in January next year.

The company has also said it intends extending sales of its basic Windows XP Starter Edition (meant for low cost PCs) up until June 30, 2010.

Previously, the software major had announced plans to discontinue selling of Windows XP licenses to PC manufacturers beginning January 2008 -- subsequent to the launch of its newest operating system, Windows Vista.

Microsoft claims its decision to extend sales of Windows XP is based on the feedback received from PC manufacturers that there is still a high degree of demand among consumers for the operating system, given the prevailing dissatisfaction with Vista.

When Microsoft had first announced the cut-off date for stopping sales of its Windows XP OS, consumers had voiced concerns over Vista being incompatible with most software programs and devices. Also that Vista required significant hardware upgrades to be able to run on older PCs.

Typically, Microsoft follows a 4-year product cycle wherein an older version of a product continues to be available for up to 2 years of the launch of a newer version.

Microsoft is now saying that since Windows Vista was launched a good 5 years after the launch of Windows XP, they were initially in a hurry to pull-the-plug on the older operating system as soon as possible.

Obviously, priorities have since changed...



http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Windows_XP_Sales_Extended/551-83531-580.html
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 17:16    Post subject:
someone actually paying for that? Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 20:03    Post subject:
Mortibus wrote:
someone actually paying for that? Laughing
You know there are companies that can't/don't use warez (at least in north europe..) And also got lots of clients with PCs that can't handle Vista. And who the fuck needs vista for writing and sending mail anyway. So we are very happy for this at work ^^

Even tho stupid HP sends us media PCs with Vista OEM (for primary schools) for video editing, music, and whatnot.

Anyway, im the one to set them up. Just installed the billgates release for quite some time ago, so was lots of stuff I had to find out. Well, we are going over to vista some day anyway, so better to learn it now than later. Just seems kinda stupid to have vista on 1.5ghz PC-es with 512ram.
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PostPosted: Sun, 30th Sep 2007 20:28    Post subject:
come on i was just j/k Wink

of course there is some ppl who is actually buying apps, games etc
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