Windows XP is all set to begin its long goodbye on Monday with Microsoft stopping licensing the seven-year-old operating system.
Microsoft has denied a last minute reconsideration of it's decision to pull Windows XP from retail shelves and stop licensing the operating system to PC makers as of June 30. The only option is to use Windows XP legally in new PCs is to buy Windows Vista and downgrade the OS to Windows XP.
With Windows Vista failing to catch the hearts and minds of Its users because of its stringent hardware requirements, users were demanding Microsoft to continue selling XP until its next operating system Windows 7 is released. 'Save XP' campaign was gaining momentum in the infoworld for the last two months. InfoWorld's "Save XP" online petition has collected more than 200,000 virtual signatures.
However, Bill Veghte, senior vice president of Microsoft's online services and Windows business
group said.
Smaller companies that make custom PCs from scratch, commonly known as system builders, will be able to continue buying Windows XP through Jan 31, 2009.
The end of Microsoft's most popular operating system happens to coincide with the retirement Bill Gates. Many companies including Intel have said that they will be considering other options like MacOS instead of going for Vista.
Bye Bye, Windows XP
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