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Windows XP's Life Extended, Again
Techtree News Staff, Dec 23, 2008 1934 hrs ISTWith Windows Vista yet to gain wide acceptance, Microsoft defers XP license purchasing deadline to 30th May, 2009
Microsoft has extended Windows XP license purchasing deadline from 31st January, 2009 to 30th May, 2009 as reported by The Times.
Initially, Windows XP was to go off-shelf on 30th January, 2008 in order to make way for Windows Vista. However, in deference to customers' wishes, Microsoft extended the date.
It's generally accepted that customers haven't taken to Windows Vista and the software giant was forced to reprieve XP because of customer preference. The OEMs also found a workaround in the clause of Microsoft's licensing terms, which eventually allowed offering Vista to XP downgrade license.
According to the change in terms, the OEMs can take delivery at anytime up to 30th May. Shortly after that Vista successor Windows 7 is expected to be launched.
Consumers are bound to get confused as Windows XP is reprieved, Vista Service Pack 2 expected in 2009, and Windows 7 Beta builds to soar on the web. We'd certainly like to triple boot system with all three Microsoft operating systems and see if all three work fine. If that works, that would be something.
Initially, Windows XP was to go off-shelf on 30th January, 2008 in order to make way for Windows Vista. However, in deference to customers' wishes, Microsoft extended the date.
It's generally accepted that customers haven't taken to Windows Vista and the software giant was forced to reprieve XP because of customer preference. The OEMs also found a workaround in the clause of Microsoft's licensing terms, which eventually allowed offering Vista to XP downgrade license.
According to the change in terms, the OEMs can take delivery at anytime up to 30th May. Shortly after that Vista successor Windows 7 is expected to be launched.
Consumers are bound to get confused as Windows XP is reprieved, Vista Service Pack 2 expected in 2009, and Windows 7 Beta builds to soar on the web. We'd certainly like to triple boot system with all three Microsoft operating systems and see if all three work fine. If that works, that would be something.
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