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Microsoft to Stop Selling Windows XP Today
By: AP   |   Jun 30, 2008
Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers today, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista.


Once computers loaded with XP have been cleared from the inventory of PC makers such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., consumers who can't live without the old operating system on their new machine will have to buy Vista Ultimate or Vista Business and then legally "downgrade" to XP.

Microsoft will still allow smaller mom-and-pop PC builder shops to buy XP for resale through the end of January. A version of XP will also remain available for ultra-low-cost PCs such as the Asus Eee PC.

A group of vocal computer users who rallied around a "Save XP" petition posted on the industry news site InfoWorld had been clamoring for Microsoft to keep selling XP until its next operating system, Windows 7, is available. The software maker has said it expects to release Windows 7 sometime in 2009.

Last week, Microsoft said it would provide full technical support for six-year-old Windows XP through 2009, and limited support through 2014.
 
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@ vikram

i wonder what windows 7 needs in order to have a minimum of 1 gb ram. you know its unlike linux where the minimum specs mean a raw deal. with 1 gb ram and a decent 5-6 series gfx card from nvidia, you can have a rocking ubuntu system with really cool gfx - much more than vista offers.

vista sucks up ram, gfx power for some ordinary effects. you probably need to tweak linux a bit - which isnt what an ordinary user looking for - but the code is so light. i dont know why microsoft cant come up with better stuff with a huge army of coders, they can afford the best of the best, and pay them by the bushels, yet they come up with stuff like vista. yecch!
ashok pai @ Jul 10, 2008
good riddance to windows vista. vista sucks.
will wait for windows 7 - hopefully windows 7 will be decent. or else its winxp FTW.
ashok pai @ Jul 10, 2008
good, That's right from the usser side. Because they have not forced using operating system.
Gaurav Kumar @ Jul 05, 2008
Its seems to be good but not yet becoz so many issue with the Vista arises when you switch from XP.
Hope it works in future
Abhishek @ Jul 03, 2008
For all those who r breaking their heads with VISTA and all intelligent who wait with XP, the best thing to do is :" WAIT FOR WINDOWS 7" It will be released by late 2009 or by early 2010.

Here is a small bit of news a few would have heard :

1) Windows 7 will have an active software for TOUCH and SPEECH. U will need to use the keyboard rarely.

2) It will NOT have large scale incompatibility problems like VISTA.
It will run most of the previous softwares that are compatible in XP and VISTA.

3) Minimum requirement will be 1GB RAM.

So, plz wait with patience.

For more queries, mail to me at vikram.universe@gmail.com
Vikram @ Jul 02, 2008
AN UNBUSINESS LIKE DECISION WHICH WILL ULTIMATLY HURT THE END USER
RAJIV AGARWAL @ Jul 02, 2008
Genie @ Jul 01,2008 said :
There used to be a time in Windows 98 when people were same as against XP when it released as people are saying now against Vista... by the end of Windows 7 release every one would be praising Vista and saying bad about Windows 7. Is it human nature or just tiem to adopt the better thing as the resorces get available?

Sorry to answer back genie,u were partly right. But XP became popular within 4-5months of its release in India. The major problem VISTA faced was incompatibility with softwares and hardwares like printers,etc. But XP did not face this problem to a large scale as VISTA did.
Vikram @ Jul 02, 2008
Dear friends if you have XP continue using it. Yes MS will not allow to get new PC with XP.

The "software not compatible" problem, are not from Microsoft, but from lazy software companies who didn't care about the launch of Vista. They didn't created the software keeping Vista in mind. Vista is more secure than XP. It save efforts required to format computer which was hijacked due to virus and trojans and spywares.You can run a VISTA computer comfortable above 512 MB ram.

With Vista you will not face browser pointing to unknown search engines, alerts from your computer saying you need to get a xyz spyware to make ur computer secure which makes your computer slow.

If you have anything near dual core and 1 GB ram, then you should upgrade to VISTA. Rest use XP
Jitesh Ghushe @ Jul 02, 2008
Microsoft Batting Team Results

Windows95---------out-----95(100b)
Windows98---------out-----100(100b)
WindowsMe---------out-----40(100b)
Windows2K----------out-----60(100b)
WindowsXP---------Batting-----100(100b)
WindowsVista------Batting-----30(100b)
Windows7------------Yet to bat
Windows.......GOD knows
Kris @ Jul 02, 2008
"VISTA=Volatile Irreversible System That Agonizes."
Kris @ Jul 01, 2008
Vista is like a time bomb and we dont want to sit on this bomb to blast our hardware, even though we increase the RAM OR CHANGE THE HARDWARE VISTA, it works very slow even the software are not compatible with Vista due to Microsoft's Monopoly
Hemant @ Jul 01, 2008
Forcing to switching to Vista will not only increase the Hardware cost rather it will increase the cost of training for the users. Because using Vista may not be layman's work and those who are conversant with XP will face difficulty to use Vista. MS should not have compelled the OEMs to stop supply XP. They would have advised the users to switch to Vista but left the choice to the customer (now also it is possible till Jan 09 by paying a premium). My request to MS, be more customer friendly to curb piracy.
Chiradip Das @ Jul 01, 2008
I was expecting that someday or the other. So I just shifted to Ubuntu :)
Rohit Arondekar @ Jul 01, 2008
is microsoft nuts?whats the problem in running a os that has been the base os of millions of users worldwide!how is microsoft not benefiting from making it?buying the vista host of platforms its gonna be expensive and who would want to downgrade to xp for the price of vista premium or business?is it a fair part of microsoft in view of it consumers?
abhishek goswami @ Jul 01, 2008
XP rules....

VISTA is sick man
Mahant @ Jul 01, 2008
I am very happy at the moment with my genuine Windows XP laptop purchased in 2004. I have upgraded the hardware several times. I have used Vista a lot on my cousin's Thinkpad. However I have not liked using Vista one bit. Even my cousin is fed up of Vista OS inspite of having a very high end laptop, the Vista OS simply crawls. I have decided that my next purchase will definitely be a Macbook. Many people like me are looking at alternate OS other than Vista. Also many others are waiting for Vista successor - Windows 7 but that will come in 2009-2010. Microsoft's loss will be Apple and Linux gain.
Mandeep Sahni @ Jul 01, 2008
I am thinking.. why cant I resell my Windows XP like i sell my old car? Can I? If XP is my asset then I should be able to sell it.
Thinking of this.. it could become a very lucrative business proposition.
kamal @ Jul 01, 2008
It is time some other oprating systems come to the fore.Micrisofts monopoly should be broken and now is the time to do it.They are arm twisting us into submitting to a less user friendly OS.
Dr.A.V.Patahak @ Jul 01, 2008
Dear Friend,
Microsoft is just force us to use VISTA. However i think VISTA is very SLOW OS as ever. We need to upgrade our Hardware to install but slow performance is sure even after change the better hardware.
Thanks & Regards,
Shiju @ Jul 01, 2008
I think it's time for alternative desktop operating systems like Ubuntu
Jeevan @ Jul 01, 2008
There used to be a time in Windows 98 when people were same as againt XP when it released as people are saying now against Vista... by the end of Windows 7 release every one would be praising Vista and saying bad about Windows 7. Is it human nature or just tiem to adopt the better thing as the resorces get available?
Genie @ Jul 01, 2008
They are forcing people to use the junk good for nothing Vista which was a total failure like the Windows Millenium Edition. I have serious problems even with new PC's and Vista. If you are on XP don't move up because I am sure the so called Windows 7 is being built over Vista /Longhorn (also failed) and we might have to buy super computers to get it running. In the end it is a game between the software vendors and the hardware vendors and the users are made fools...... Why don't they invest in XP and refine it to a perfect system?! Because then the hardware vendors will be out of business !!
A Well Wisher @ Jul 01, 2008
guess people has to finally switch to windows vista well known as sucker operating system
abc @ Jul 01, 2008
it is not good. xp is very good os rather then vista.
JOSHI BHUMISH @ Jun 30, 2008
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