Microsoft Grants XP Another Stay
Microsoft is planning to further extend the retail life of Windows XP. The company said that it will be adding another six months to the time in which vendors will be allowed to offer the legacy operating system as an option with new systems.
Though the company had cut off sales of XP to OEMs earlier this year, Microsoft had allowed some vendors to ship copies of Windows XP as "downgrade" options or as bundles with computers running Windows Vista.
That program had been set to expire on January 31 of 2009. However, the company has now decided to push back the deadline to the end of July, affording vendors another six months to offer XP with their systems.
Though the company had cut off sales of XP to OEMs earlier this year, Microsoft had allowed some vendors to ship copies of Windows XP as "downgrade" options or as bundles with computers running Windows Vista.
That program had been set to expire on January 31 of 2009. However, the company has now decided to push back the deadline to the end of July, affording vendors another six months to offer XP with their systems.
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