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Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009
In yet another reprieve for Windows XP, Microsoft is allowing system builders to continue to obtain copies of Windows XP to preload on PCs through June 30, 2009.
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 - ...
Notebook PC Shipments Exceed Desktops for First Time in Q3 — iSuppli Corporation
isuppli.com — Global notebook PC shipments exceeded those of desktops on a quarterly basis for the first time ever... in the third quarter, marking a watershed event in the history of the industry, according to iSuppli Corp. Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40 ... (more) Notebook PC Shipments Exceed Desktops for First Time ...
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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System builders and resellers get extra time to obtain licenses for the discontinued XP for their systems.
Microsoft Extends Windows XP Cutoff DateInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 12/22/2008
The software maker gives system builders an additional four months to get their hands on XP.
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Microsoft grants the operating system another extension; may as well keep Windows XP forever.
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Microsoft needs to keep its older operating system on the market in order to appease business customers.