Extension for Windows XP
October 8, 2008 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
Microsoft has again extended the life of the Windows XP media to large OEMs from the current January 31, 2009 to July of 2009.
A Microsoft spokesman contends that they are doing it to help companies become confident in using Windows Vista and allow them to have a painless transition.
But given thatWindows 7 is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2010, why would companies upgrade then? It would only be 6 months away from July of 2009 and it seems logical that companies would instead go straight to the successor of Vista. I think the real reason is that Microsoft has no choice at all. We’ll see if this is going to be a good move for Microsoft; but do they have other options?
