Tuesday, June 3rd 2008
Microsoft Further Extends Windows XP Deadline for Low-Cost PCs to 2010
Yesterday during the first day of Computex, Rob Young - a senior director of Microsoft OEM group - said that Microsoft will once more extended the deadline for selling Window XP licenses with low-cost desktops until 2010. Microsoft has been under pressure from computer makers that produce and sell UMPCs, because their machines are still not fast enough to run Vista, but are better suited for the old Windows XP OS. In April Microsoft extended its deadline for selling Windows XP licenses to June 30th. Now "nettop" makers like ASUS and their Eee PC have two more years to sell Windows XP. Microsoft is currently supplying Windows XP licenses to more than 20 OEMs including Acer, ASUSTeK, Dell, HP, MSI and others.
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32 Comments on Microsoft Further Extends Windows XP Deadline for Low-Cost PCs to 2010
not everybody can move to vista, i mean look at the cost of the os alone, that there kinda blocks alot of people from affording the upgrade, those who can afford vista many times cant afford to upgrade to hardware that can acctualy play dx10 games once they buy vista.......
if ms wanted to push dx10 and vista adoption they would DROP THE BLOODY PRICE but ms wont do that, they want to make as much per copy as they can.