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Microsoft quietly extends Windows XP lifecycle, again
The final shipment date remains a moving target as Microsoft granted system builders a “flexible” delivery date of Windows XP licenses to customers beyond the official phase-out deadline of January 31, 2009. PC vendors still have to purchase licenses before that date, but can now choose to take ...
Microsoft Extends XP Availability For Distributors - Software - IT Channel News by CRN and ...
crn.com — Microsoft system builder partners who've been feeling queasy about the impending Jan. 31, 2009, deadline for selling... PCs with Windows XP pre-installed can now breathe a bit easier, as Microsoft is giving them a way to obtain XP licenses through ... (more) Microsoft Extends XP Availability For Distributors - ...
BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
news.bbc.co.uk — Microsoft has given yet another reprieve to its seasoned Windows XP operating system. The cut off date... for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software was 31 January 2009. But now Microsoft has put in place a scheme that will allow the hardware ... (more) BBC NEWS | Technology | Windows XP allowed to live again
Microsoft Announces Extended Availability of Windows XP Home for ULCPCs: Q&A: Michael Dix, ...
microsoft.com — Q&A: Michael Dix, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management, discusses Microsoft’s commitment to deliver Windows to... customers for a new category of devices known as ultra low-cost personal computers (ULCPCs). REDMOND, Wash., –April 3, 2008– ... (more) Microsoft Announces Extended Availability of Windows XP ...
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