From today, discontinued sales of Windows XP
On July 1, 2008, almost seven years after the release of Windows XP, Microsoft officially stopped selling it as a separate product, as well as supplying major PC makers, including Dell, HP and Lenovo. In fact, today started the process of official burial of the "outdated" operating system.
This date was known long ago, and the topic was repeatedly discussed at Habré. Actually, no revolution happened today. In fact, a Windows XP license can still be purchased if desired.
Windows XP will be delivered for a long time through OEM channels as a “budget” solution for ultra-cheap PCs (until June 30, 2010), as well as through system integrators (until January 31, 2009). At the same time, the standard support of the systems already sold will be provided until the end of this year, and the so-called “extended” support until April 2014. In other words, for owners of Windows XP, absolutely nothing will change in the near future.
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Although nothing really scary happened today, but all these events do not at all please the approximately 400 millionth army of Windows XP users who are facing a new headache: a forced upgrade of computers and addiction to the new, still raw, Windows Vista operating system.
Windows Vista sales are pretty bad. Many users generally say that they will not give up on Windows XP until the next Windows 7 system is released, Microsoft promises not to delay its development.
This date was known long ago, and the topic was repeatedly discussed at Habré. Actually, no revolution happened today. In fact, a Windows XP license can still be purchased if desired.
Windows XP will be delivered for a long time through OEM channels as a “budget” solution for ultra-cheap PCs (until June 30, 2010), as well as through system integrators (until January 31, 2009). At the same time, the standard support of the systems already sold will be provided until the end of this year, and the so-called “extended” support until April 2014. In other words, for owners of Windows XP, absolutely nothing will change in the near future.
')
Although nothing really scary happened today, but all these events do not at all please the approximately 400 millionth army of Windows XP users who are facing a new headache: a forced upgrade of computers and addiction to the new, still raw, Windows Vista operating system.
Windows Vista sales are pretty bad. Many users generally say that they will not give up on Windows XP until the next Windows 7 system is released, Microsoft promises not to delay its development.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/28275/
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