Microsoft has finally given in to public demand. The company has decided to offer technical support for Windows XP with updates and security patches for an extended period until April 2014. However, it will not go back on its decision to discontinue Windows XP sales after June 30.This means that after June 30, Microsoft will stop distributing Windows XP as a stand-alone product, as well as stop licensing it to PC manufacturers like Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others. However, it doesn't mean that XP will disappear overnight. Consumers may still find copies of the software or computers pre-loaded with it for months, as stores and PC makers typically work through their inventories.
Also, as per an announcement made at Computex earlier this month, the software giant said that 'nettops' better defined as PCs with limited hardware or ultra-low cost PCs will be available with Windows XP until January 2009.
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Wasn't XP Support always going to run till 2014?
The Support Lifecycle page was last changed in May 2005.
Microsoft Support Lifecycle - support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/?LN...=12&C2=1173
And unfortunately, THAT'S not news either!
The problem with activation is that there *is*, must be someday, a cutoff date.
Why is Neowin posting made-up news?
NOTHING HAS CHANGED. The "2014" date was given a long time ago.
Fixed.
And even more life with the release of vi$ta.
That is a superfluous "AN".
I think Microsoft should keep XP on the shelves... maybe even a service pack 4 that supports higher memory and quad core processors. People would buy it and Microsoft would make money. It wouldn't be hard to do.
I think Microsoft should keep XP on the shelves... maybe even a service pack 4 that supports higher memory and quad core processors. People would buy it and Microsoft would make money. It wouldn't be hard to do.
Of course, with specs like that, it's madness to use XP.
I pity the fool who buys whatever Microsoft tells them is the latest and greatest.
If your current machine works perfectly for you, does everything you need, then why upgrade?
If your current machine works perfectly for you, does everything you need, then why upgrade?
What are you using, Windows 98SE with IE 6.0?
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