[HingVista]

Concerned that customers are confusing the impending end of Windows XP retail availability with the end of support, Microsoft Corp. has reminded users that the aged operating system will be supported until early April 2014.

Jared Proudfoot, a manager in Microsoft's support life cycle group, reiterated the final support dates for Windows XP in a post to a company blog.

"Recently, there have been a number of posts in the blogosphere about Windows XP and the upcoming end of direct OEM and retail license availability," said Proudfoot. "Some people are interpreting this as the end of support for Windows XP."

Not so, Proudfoot said. Windows XP will remain in what Microsoft calls "mainstream support" to April 14, 2009, and continue in "extended support" though April 8, 2014, he added. The former delivers free fixes -- for both security patches and other bug fixes -- to everyone. During the latter, all users receive security updates, but nonsecurity hot fixes are given only to companies that have signed support contracts with Microsoft.

News source: Computerworld

[Airflow]

Backed up at MSDN.

This is badd! Why are these idiots getting obsessed over XP. It's an old and dumb OS. Leave it behind guys.

[xsever]

TaeX, on May 2 2008, 08:23 PM, said:

Backed up at MSDN.

This is badd! Why are these idiots getting obsessed over XP. It's an old and dumb OS. Leave it behind guys.

Calm down buddy! It's just an OS! Old or not, some ppl still like it since it's less demanding and cheaper to run!

[Freka]

I guess its a good decision...

[Frylock86]

TaeX, on May 2 2008, 08:23 PM, said:

Backed up at MSDN.

This is badd! Why are these idiots getting obsessed over XP. It's an old and dumb OS. Leave it behind guys.

Its just support. lol. Calm down buddy. They're not extending OEM sales, just reminding customers that should they choose to remain with XP, that they'll still have support.

[ThunderROM]

TaeX, on May 2 2008, 08:23 PM, said:

Backed up at MSDN.

This is badd! Why are these idiots getting obsessed over XP. It's an old and dumb OS. Leave it behind guys.

It's old, but not a dumb OS. I think we still have a huge number of XP users here, and don't forget the newly released ultra-low-cost PCs like Eee PC which can't even run Vista.

[Umar Bilal]

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It's old, but not a dumb OS. I think we still have a huge number of XP users here, and don't forget the newly released ultra-low-cost PCs like Eee PC which can't even run Vista.
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I agreed with your thoughts, there are lot of users, still running windows XP, and some businessmen don't like to upgrade a operating system, while there is no interest for them, what they want to see there emails and internet along with office applications running smoothly and more on they knew how to operate it, to get new OS after every 4 to 5 years or less then this period will let them learn the new operating system environment.
yes its easy for us to adopt and yes we wanted new enhancements regularly, but we should think about those too who only knows business not computer's......... i think you understand what i wanna say...

[mediar]

Like me. I am using XP and I will never go to Vista. If they stop to support XP, I will go to linux. There are a lot of peolpes, who are thinking like me.

[adrynalyne]

mediar, on Jun 5 2008, 04:38 PM, said:

Like me. I am using XP and I will never go to Vista. If they stop to support XP, I will go to linux. There are a lot of peolpes, who are thinking like me.

I think that is more than a little presumptuous.

[Frylock86]

mediar, on Jun 5 2008, 04:38 PM, said:

If they stop to support XP, I will go to linux. There are a lot of peolpes, who are thinking like me.

Microsoft is ending support.... in 2014.

[grim]

The Vista users are starting to become as abusive as Apple users when they bash those of us who embrace and enjoy XP to its fullest potential. Just relax and help those who use your choice of OS and stop with the put downs of the rest of us....IMO.