Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Apr 2008 22:20 UTC
Right now, the net is abuzz about remarks Steve Ballmer made at a Belgium news conference today. The buzz comes from a Reuters story which quotes Ballmer as saying that Windows XP's life cycle might be extended if customers demand it. Contrary to what all those reports online might indicate, there really is no change in policy here.
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2006-06-03
Running windows XP on 4Mb of ram must be quite a challenge.
This issue is not, IMO, about sales figures. It's about reputation and PR. If Microsoft backtrack too much on keeping Windows XP alive, then it will be seen as an admission that Vista failed. Failed products damage a company's reputation and as people look to upgrade [wether they need to or not], alternative OSs will be adopted.