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Windows XP Given Stay of Execution... Again

by Terrence O'Brien on December 22, 2008 at 01:53 PM

Windows XP Given Stay of Execution... Again
The old adage proves to be true -- you just don't know what you have until it's gone.

Eight years after its release, Windows XP simply refuses to slip quietly into the night. Despite the litany of complaints against the aging operating system, users and PC manufacturers are loathe to embrace its successor Vista.

We've lost track of the number of times that Microsoft has extended the life of XP since it was originally supposed to ride off into the sunset in February of this year. Now the boys in Redmond are planning to offer the operating system to PC makers through at least May 30 of 2009. That, of course, does not include the support it plans to offer for the operating system on low power computers like netbooks, which extends through June 30, 2010.

Considering the reluctance of companies like Dell to completely ditch XP, we wouldn't be shocked if Microsoft just continue to extend its life until it can get Windows 7 out the door. [From: Silicon Alley Insider]

Tags: microsoft, operating systems, OperatingSystems, windows, windows xp, WindowsXp, xp

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