No More Windows XP!
From the Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/future.mspx
The Future of Windows XP
“Last year you told us you weren’t quite ready to say goodbye to Windows XP. We listened. That’s why we delayed our plan to stop selling it until June 30, 2008.
We love that you love Windows XP. We’ve seen it on our website, in e-mails, and through independent online petition drives. Our engineers work hard to build innovative software that empowers our customers. It’s nice when you tell us we’ve made a difference.
But our commitment to innovation sometimes means making tough choices. This is one of them.
After careful consultation with our customers and industry partners, we’ve decided to proceed with our plan to phase out Windows XP in June. It’ll be a long goodbye. We plan to provide support for Windows XP until 2014.”
My comment about the Microsoft article is “no comment.” I was taught that if I could not say something nice that I should not say anything. That means that normally I do not say in public much about Microsoft.
Comment by Ida Rodgers — July 3, 2008 @ 1:59 pm
I have just returned from an off-island conference where we worked on Excel reports in Vista. They are really pretty. Unfortunately, a large scale changover of operating systems is costly so I think we will see Windows XP for a few more years.
Comment by Barbara Jacala — July 16, 2008 @ 6:18 am