The End is Nigh for XP

SlinkySausage writes "Computer makers have been told they'll no longer be able to get Windows XP OEM by the end of this year, despite strong ongoing demand for the OS. Analysts and computer makers are wondering if the move is premature given Vista's ongoing performance and compatibility issues. Dell recently said it would reintroduce XP on a range of machines due to customer demand but Microsoft will only allow this until the end of the year."

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[colton cummings]

Won't be able to find XP by the end of this year? Will be stuck with vista by the end of this year?

That's okay; I've been going around explaining to my friends why they'd much prefer alternate operating systems to these two, i.e. Ubuntu (pls not flaimbait, I don't know enough about anything to be whoring any one distro).

  They listen to me. Good move, MS, discontinue XP as you bring out 'teh Vista! Nah, see, even the illiterates I've talked to say they don't like Vista. MS jumped the gun.

Anyways, to make things clear (too drunk to know what's what. i know this ain't clear but draw from itw what you will), I'm 18 and I'm in high school. I know little 'nough about UNIX and others though I'm a fast learner. Fast enough to have convinced a friends that there's more out there than Microsoft has to offer. They trust me and will allow me to install alternatives and get them going. Hey, that's a trend! I've watched it spread first and even secondhand. Many people I know my age and younger are becoming well versed in this stuff and are bringing others. :]