XP's drop-dead date comes one year after Vista launch

[Karanislove]

Microsoft will phase out Windows XP as an installation option for brand-name computer makers faster than it has any other operating system, but an analyst says it probably wasn't a decision made to pump up Vista revenues at XP's expense.

According to Microsoft's posted timetable, the company will stop licensing Windows XP to OEMs and terminate retail sales of the operating system on January 31, 2008. The time between the general availability of XP's successor, Windows Vista, and that drop-dead date is just 12 months.

By comparison, Windows 95 was terminated 30 months after Windows 98's debut, which in turn had an 18-month run of availability after the release of its heir, Windows Millennium. On the business side, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 was available to OEMs for 26 months after Windows 2000 Professional appeared; that OS lived 27 months on the OEM list after Windows XP Professional made it to market.


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[donkey42]

M$ will stop licensing XP to OEMs and terminate retail sales of the OS on January 31, 2008. The time between the general availability of XP's successor, Vista, and that drop-dead date is just 12 months.

glad i no longer rely on M$, why can't they make something and stick with it.

By comparison, 95 was terminated 30 months after 98's debut, which in turn had an 18-month run of availability after the release of its heir, Me. On the business side, NT 4 was available to OEMs for 26 months after Win 2k Pro appeared; that OS lived 27 months on the OEM list after XP Pro made it to market.

M$ can't make their :swear:ing mind up

 

[RHochstenbach]

I still run XP, but after I switch to a Mac I won't use any M$ apps.

M$ not only produces crap software, but they make you poor as well. Just imagine, Windoze users need to switch to Vista. If you look at the system requirements, you'll need a big gaming rig just to run the OS.

 

[daisycutter]

does this mean that if i dont upgrade to vista after the drop date, MS wont be issusing updates for xp anymore?

 

[donkey42]

does this mean that if i dont upgrade to vista after the drop date, MS wont be issusing updates for xp anymore?

exactly[ot]but i guess updates will be available, well unofficial updates[/ot]yes, M$ does have hold of you by the short & curlies, but i'm on linux

 

[daisycutter]

exactly[ot]but i guess updates will be available, well unofficial updates[/ot]yes, M$ does have hold of you by the short & curlies, but i'm on linux

well thats just great!:dry:

 

[DaRuSsIaMaN]

That's not cool.

 

[Karanislove]

does this mean that if i dont upgrade to vista after the drop date, MS wont be issusing updates for xp anymore?

exactly

No Dave, it means you will not be able to buy XP licence anymore but the product support will still remains for somtime...

According to Microsoft's posted timetable, the company will stop licensing Windows XP to OEMs and terminate retail sales of the operating system on January 31, 2008.

 

[RHochstenbach]

it means you will not be able to buy XP licence anymore

I think that many people will switch to linux or a mac in the coming years...:good:

 

[Karanislove]

I think that many people will switch to linux or a mac in the coming years...

Mac:ohah:...U still needs to pay for it.. So i guess Linux will be the correct one to go with :good:

 

[RHochstenbach]

Mac:ohah:...U still needs to pay for it

Mac OS costs €129 and it is much better than Vista (costing about €350). But linux is indeed a good alternative. And Mac users aren't forced to upgrade to a new version.

 

[Karanislove]

And Mac users aren't forced to upgrade to a new version.

But Apple still holds those rights...I mean they can still force :ohah: Also you need special PC to run Mac, which is again enforcing users to buy their own pcs only...

 

[RHochstenbach]

Also you need special PC to run Mac, which is again enforcing users to buy their own pcs only...

Yeah Karan, that's true. I think that Mac OS might even be worse than Windows if it is installed on a regular pc (it needs to support all those non-Apple hardware).

 

[donkey42]

No Dave, it means you will not be able to buy XP licence anymore but the product support will still remains for somtime...

sorry, guess i was being pessimistic as usual

Mac:ohah:...U still needs to pay for it.. So i guess Linux will be the correct one to go with :good:

good, i'm already on linux

Yeah Karan, that's true. I think that Mac OS might even be worse than Windows if it is installed on a regular pc (it needs to support all those non-Apple hardware).

i've never used a Mac[ot]think i fixed one once[/ot]