Re: XP Death Watch
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:52:32 -0700, cheley_bonstell88 wrote:
> XP Death Watch
>
>
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/XP-deathwatch-T-minus-five-
weeks_1.html
>
> Even though it has had its own problems of late, Windows XP remains the
> most-used version of Windows. The newest data from Web metrics vendor
> Net Applications, for example, pegs XP as driving 73 percent of the
> personal computers that went online last month,
>
> five times the nearest competitor, Microsoft's own Windows Vista.
>
> Which is why an impending deadline five weeks from today is important.
>
> According to Microsoft, June 30 is the last day it will permit retailers
> and OEMs to sell
> the nearly seven-year-old operating system.
>
> [ Make your voice heard. Sign InfoWorld's 'Save Windows XP' petition
> today. ]
>
>
> http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/
>
>
> You'll have questions as that date approaches,
>
> including whether the deadline will drive up prices (gouging, anyone?);
>
> we plan to have the answers, starting with this FAQ and continuing
> through the end of next month.
>
> How long until Microsoft shuts off the XP spigot? Five weeks from today
> is the last day Microsoft
>
> will officially allow retailers to sell the old operating system, and
> let major computer makers
> --
> called "OEMs," for "original equipment manufacturers" -- to sell PCs
> with XP pre-installed.
>
>
> Monday, June 30, is the EOL, or End-Of-Life, a term Dell, not Microsoft,
> has publicly used,
> for XP's retail and OEM availability.
>
> So what's the June 18 date I've heard about? That's the day that Dell
> has said is the last
>
> possible day for its customers to buy a machine running Windows XP.
> "To meet Microsoft's
>
> June 30 last-day-to-ship OEM Windows XP deadline,
>
> June 18 is the last time to purchase a Dell laptop, desktop, or
> workstation
>
> with an OEM Windows XP license"
>
> , Dell says on its Web site.
>
> www.dell.com
Did you read the fine print ?
'After June 18th you have the option to purchase Windows Vista Business
or Windows Vista Ultimate with a downgrade service to Windows XP
Professional.'
......meaning, if you opt for Business or Ultimate, Dell will, at the
factory, and with your consent, exercise your downgrade rights for you
and your PC will come with XP installed and Vista on a disc.