Technology Industry
Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedMicrosoft to stop Windows XP availability on new PCs in 2008
Worldwide Computer Products News, April 16, 2007
Worldwide Computer Products News-16 April 2007-Microsoft to stop Windows XP availability on new PCs in 2008(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Software company Microsoft has revealed that its Windows XP operating system, including versions made for media centre or tablet PCs, will not be available on new PCs after January 2008.
Microsoft said that PC manufacturers will not be able to purchase licences to install the software on new computers, after 31 January 2008, although they will be able to obtain licences from third party suppliers until 2009. It is retiring the system following the release of its new Windows Vista operating system, for which consumer editions were introduced in Europe in January this year.
Most RecentTechnology Articles
- The Google Manifesto: Dr. Open and Mr. Closed
- RIM Is Getting Too Successful for Its Customers' Good
- Tech Law: Google Loses in France, GPL Suits Target Many, IBM Sued, More
- Microsoft Moves Fast, Already Has Custom XML Patch for Word
- Microsoft Might Get Advantage or Pain from Order To Not Sell Word
- More »
Microsoft confirmed that the withdrawal of XP licences holds no implications for long-term product technical support and stated the decision is based solely on availability of new licences for new machines.
In addition Microsoft confirmed that software for early versions of Windows Vista, which do not offer rollback to earlier Windows versions and were downloaded and installed by millions of PC users, will stop working on 1 June.
A recent poll of 2,223 American Internet users conducted by US market research company Harris Interactive found that only 12% of the 87% of respondents who had heard of Windows Vista planned to install it, according to BBC News.
((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com))
CXO UnpluggedSmart Business interviews on BNET
See and hear how senior level executives across the Asia Pacific are developing smart business ideas across a variety of sectors. The focus is on the future, and on how businesses need to evolve.
Brought to you by CBS MoneyWatch.com
- Best- and Worst-Paid College Degrees
- 6 Things You Should Never Do on Twitter or Facebook
- How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?
- 6 Big Myths about Gas Mileage
- 5 Rules for Immediate Annuities
- Death in the Family: 12 Things to Do Now
- Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money
- 6 Online Networking Mistakes to Avoid
- 401(k) Mistakes to Avoid
- 5 Economic Scenarios to Keep You Up at Night
- The Real ‘Best Places to Retire’
- Best Credit Cards for You
- 12 Tough Questions to Ask Your Parents
- The Real ‘Best Colleges’
- Home Buyer Tax Credit: How to Cash In
- Why You Shouldn't Bash Cash
- 8 Phony 'Bargains' and Better Alternatives
- Danger: 3 Debit Card Scams to Avoid
- 6 Myths About Gas Mileage
- 29 Fees We Hate Most
- Quick and Easy Ways to Boost Returns
- Best Stocks to Buy Now
- Lower Your Taxes: 10 Moves to Make Now
- New Jobs: 8 Lessons from Real-Life Career Switchers
- The New Job Market: Who Wins and Who Loses?
- Health Care Reform's Public Option: Everything You Need to Know
- Volunteer Work When Unemployed: Should You Work for Free?
- Whose Recovery Is This?
- Long-Term-Care Insurance: 4 Biggest Risks to Avoid
Content provided in partnership with
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article
Presented by American Express