skate0721
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Hey guys and girls out there in the computer world! This post is to tell you what is going to happen on 6/30/08. For some of you it might be a normal day, going on your computer, playing games and what not. But for the electronic stores out there, its clearance day for the beloved operating system, Windows XP. Microsoft is recalling its product so they can make way for more vista cases to sell. This is not the end of Windows XP, it is just the end of the retail product. The real end, when they stop supporting the product, will be in 2014.
From, Windows XP: The Future (Microsoft.com)
| QUOTE | Microsoft was founded on a commitment to innovate and to provide our customers with the best software. That's part of our corporate DNA, and occasionally it means tough decisions.
We don't make them lightly.
The lifespan of every Microsoft product is carefully mapped from launch to retirement. Windows XP is no exception. We do this to ensure you always get the most out of your PC experience. (Read about Windows lifecycle policy.)
We've spent more than a year consulting with our customers and industry partners to ensure that we're doing the right thing. We understand that not everyone may agree with our decision—just as not everyone was happy to see Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME retire (OK, perhaps not ME).
But we think the time is right.
We also want to underscore that we're not, as some people have asserted, "pulling the plug" on our popular operating system. Let us be clear: Although Windows XP won't be sold in stores, Microsoft and its partners will continue to offer technical support for Windows XP for months and years to come. In fact, Microsoft plans to support Windows XP until 2014.
We're proud of Windows XP, a product that has empowered and entertained hundreds of millions of people in the last eight years. But technology doesn't stand still. And neither can we. |
Click here for the full story!**
**They are also telling you some things about how vista is now a days. 77,000 printers and what not.
THANK YOU!
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| 06/23/08 19:30 |
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