Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 15th Apr 2009 00:02 UTC
"Microsoft retired mainstream support for Windows XP and Office 2003 today - but that doesnât necessarily mean anyone should be in a hurry to upgrade to Vista yet. The firm will continue to offer extended support packages on both products through to 8 April 2014, allowing businesses and individuals plenty of time to consider their options before plumping for a new operating system. From today Redmond will charge XP and Office 2003 customers who need assistance on a per-incident, per hour, or alternative basis. The changes apply to all editions of the Office suite as well as all versions of XP with the exception of Embedded. Non-security critical fixes will be available to those punters who signed up to Microsoftâs Extended Hotfix Support program 90 days before mainstream support was killed off. Security updates will be pumped out free of charge for Office 2003 and XP until 4 August 2014."
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Member since:2008-07-15
I second that question. If "mainstream support" includes copies purchased with netbooks, anyone who bought a Windows XP netbook recently just got a kick in the teeth... well, unless they've replaced Windows with another os.
I think MS should have at least waited until Windows 7 was released. Yes, it's time for XP to be phased out... but another few months wouldn't have made a difference at this stage. They'd better at least offer an upgrade path for netbook owners at the very minimum... and I don't mean a free copy of starter addition (something that should be permanently scrapped).
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2005-07-06
How does this apply to people who are buying netbooks? They will be sold for quite a while with XP Home. Are you telling me they are being sold without a supported OS? I am confused.