Software giant Microsoft is to stop selling its XP operating system to retailers and computer makers from June 30'th 2008, say reports.The move, which will see retailers and computer makers having to buy the newer Windows Vista operating system for any new stock they order, comes despite protests from some PC users who prefer the older XP.
Existing computer hardware stocks running XP will be unaffected, and smaller retail outlets will still be able to sell XP until January.
A version of XP will also remain for the ASUS Eeee and other low-cost PCs.
Eventually though, customers who have a preference for Windows XP will have to buy Vista Ultimate or Vista Business and downgrade to the old system.
Does this mean that Windows XP will cease to exist?
Well apparently they are not withdrawing all of their support for the old operating system but mainstream technical support will indeed keep on until April next year, they are saying that there will be a version of Windows XP for ultra-low-cost computers (ULCPC) and that they are allowed to use Windows XP Home until June 30, 2010.
Well apparently they are not withdrawing all of their support for the old operating system but mainstream technical support will indeed keep on until April next year, they are saying that there will be a version of Windows XP for ultra-low-cost computers (ULCPC) and that they are allowed to use Windows XP Home until June 30, 2010.
Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system released in January of 2007 has flopped with customers, many of whom are clinging to its predecessor Windows XP.Vista loathing is heightening interest in free Linux open-source software and Macintosh computers, which use operating systems built by Apple.
The culture-shifting popularity of Apple’s iPods and iPhones is credited with increasing interest in Macintosh machines.
While Windows is still used on 90 percent of the world’s computers, Macintosh computers have grown to more than five percent of the market.
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