Microsoft Extends Windows XP Availability… Again

/* Posted December 22nd, 2008 at 1:33pm */
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EeePC and WinXP

According to BBC, the mighty OS from Microsoft that simply refuses to die will be allowed to live for another five months. The original cutoff date of January 31, 2009 will be scrapped and a new one of May 30, 2009 will be adopted instead. This allows OEMs to continue to purchase Microsoft Windows XP licenses up until January 31, but they must wait until May 30 to get them shipped. This is different from the 2010 cutoff period Microsoft set for XP running on ultra mobile computing platforms like the Eee PC.

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