Thu 6 Nov 2008
If you’re worried about having to give up XP, you probably don’t need to be. According to Computer World, Microsoft has only just now stopped issuing licences for Windows 3.x. Microsoft Windows version 3.0, which was released in 1990 and was supported by Microsoft till 2001, was the first version to achieve broad commercial success.
Windows XP will continue to receive mainstream support till April 2009 and extended support till April 2014 (both levels of support cover security updates).
For those purchasing new computers, original equipment manufacturers will be able to offer downgrades from Windows Vista Ultimate to XP Professional till July 31st 2009.
To see the original Computer World article click here.