Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 13th Aug 2007 21:38 UTC, submitted by flanque
Microsoft has had to create a new build of Windows XP Professional for computer makers because the six-year-old operating system's continued popularity has nearly exhausted the supply of product activation keys. The new build, dubbed SP2c, includes no fixes or feature changes, but was created simply to address the shrinking pool of product keys. XP Pro SP2c, which has been released to manufacturing, will be made available to OEMs and system builders next month, said Microsoft.
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2006-10-12
For now, and if you're not one of the many people whose valid keys won't activate.
What happens when Microsoft decides to discontinue the product activation service for Windows XP (and, for that matter, Office XP) because it's no longer cost-effective? I don't recall them stating that they'd run it indefinitely (hint: because they haven't stated that).