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Microsoft Extends XP's Life By 6 Months
hairyfeet writes "Despite Microsoft releasing Windows Vista more than nine months ago the adoption rate has not been as Microsoft hoped. Bowing further to pressure from OEMs and consumers, Microsoft has extended the life of Windows XP, which was due to end sale by OEMs on January 1 next year, to a new date of June 30. Asked if this was an indication of a strong demand for XP, a Microsoft representative sought to downplay the extension, stating 'We wouldn't term it strong, we would describe this as accommodating a certain element who needs more time.'"
Depends on what your definition of "is" is...
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Jan 1 to June 30, wouldn't that be 6 months. Or did they use Excel to do the math?
Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
Microsoft made a product so appealing to the users that they don't want to switch. Not even to a newer version.
Sooner or later this was gonna happen.
Jan 1 -> July 1 is 6 months.
Jan 1 -> June 30 is, truncated to an integer number of months, 5 months.
Nope - count it out... January, February, March, April, May, June. That's 5.
* I used Excel to do this math, and checked it with a virtual slide rule.
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Well, extended support for XP ends in 2014. Considering all of 2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 and 2013 will be the year of the Linux desktop, I highly doubt anyone will still be using XP by then.
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...the allegations that their users claimed Vista is a pile of manure, the representative said "We wouldn't term it manure, we'd say it has very strong properties, promotes groth and has fertilizing capabilities."
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
WGA is truth. DRM is love. Vista is eternal happiness.
Why would you want to jump out of the Microsoft love-pot? It's nice and warm. Come join us. We can be the best of friends.
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