On June 30, 2008
As of today Microsoft has ordered the halt of all Windows XP sales. There are a lot of consumers that do not want to be forced to use XP’s successor Windows Vista. Now users will have to purchase Vista and legally downgrade to Windows XP.
Microsoft will provide full support for the 6 year old operating system up until 2009 and limited support until 2014.
There is still a beckon of hope for all the XP fans out there, Microsoft will still allow smaller retail stores to sell XP through the end of January. Get them while they last!
July 6th, 2008 at 8:02 am
[...] it still a topic? I still find people talking about it at the local coffee shop. With the death blow to Windows XP, many people have found it difficult to deal with the loss of their favorite OS. It took some time [...]