Windows XP granted further reprieve
Published: 23 Dec 2008 09:47 GMT
Some PC makers now have an extra four months to sell Windows XP.
The BBC reported on Monday that Microsoft has extended the deadline for smaller PC builders and resellers to obtain licences for the discontinued operating system from the previous deadline of 31 January, 2009 to 30 May, 2009.
"Microsoft is making accommodation through a flexible inventory programme that will allow distributors to place their final orders by 31 January, 2009; and take delivery against those orders through 30 May, 2009," a Microsoft representative said in an emailed statement. "This is not an extension of sales."
Even after 30 May, however, it's still not the end of XP. The operating system will be available on ultra-low-cost PCs until 30 June, 2010, and the low-end Windows XP Starter Edition will continue to be available in emerging markets until the same date.
Plus, big PC makers plan to offer PCs with Vista Ultimate and Vista Business that have been factory downgraded at customers' request until 30 July next year.
Credit: Microsoft grants Windows XP a reprieve from CNET News
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