Star Ballmer: Provide Demand, and We'll Extend XP's Lifecycle
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Apr 2008 22:20 UTC
Windows 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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RE[2]: Sad part is
by Thom_Holwerda on Fri 25th Apr 2008 09:46 UTC in reply to "RE: Sad part is"
Thom_Holwerda
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2005-06-29

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.


I didn't mention Server 2003 just as an amusing note. I see an opportunity here for Microsoft to silently promote Server 2003 to people who demand Windows XP. This would avoid the loss of face for Microsoft.

Just yesterday I made the switch from XP to 2003. I used to run 2003, then switched to XP (I believe I lost my 2003 disc/case with the license attached), but somehow, I never felt at home in XP. So, I downloaded the trial of Server 2003, which works for 180 days, and now I feel all happy again. It's slightly faster than XP too.

So, 179 days left to get my hands on a cheap 2003 license ;) .

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