Windows XP's days are numbered

[dalecheesy]

In 10 weeks, Microsoft Corp. will begin to retire Windows XP by shifting the seven-year-old OS into a more limited support plan.

Windows XP, Microsoft's most successful operating system ever, will leave what the company calls "mainstream support" on April 14, and enter "extended support." Typically, Microsoft keeps a product in the former for five years, then moves it into the latter for another five, for a total of 10 years. However, the long span between the releases of XP and its successor, Windows Vista, forced the company to push out the support deadline to 13 years altogether.

Nice to see Bill supporting the loyal masses..Pffffft

[CoFree]

crap
i dont want to learn a new os.

[sccrbrandon4788]

So does that mean that Windows XP will be able to be downloaded without a problem? Not saying I support Piracy, but still...

[Backslash]

If you look on the bright side, Windows 7 will be finalizing somewhere between Q4 2009 and Q1 of 2010. It runs DirectX 11 !!!!

[jockavelli]

i'm running windows7 beta just now........

LOVE IT

Really can't fault it (So Far)

looks good, feels good & very reliable.

[Backslash]

I know I've tried it on an old computer, and I love it. When Microsoft makes it final, I will use that OS on the comp I'm building in the summer. I can't wait because the new core i7 32nm cpus will be coming out. God I love Intel.

[sadalius]

Yeah, I've got windows 7 beta running at home. There are a few things that I can't do with it, but thats not the OS's fault. Thats an update that will have to come from my workplaces vendor when windows 7 gets finalized, but everything else seems to work pretty good.