Goodbye, Windows XP (well, not really just yet)
July 1st, 2008. Published under Uncategorized. No Comments.
Windows XP is now officially retired by Microsoft. This doesn’t mean you will not be able to get your hands on it or get support for it. All it means is it isn’t being shipped to stores or most vendors. It will still be installed on ultra-mobile and ultra-low-cost class computers. Also, some major vendors such as Dell are offering a “downgrade” service that will allow you to technically be purchasing Vista, but have XP factory-installed for you. The nice thing about this is that Dell will support both XP and Vista installed on your computer, and you can upgrade to Vista at your discretion.
I personally will not be migrating toward Vista, nor will I be migrating anyone else’s computers toward Vista. I’ll most likely continue purchasing computers with XP Professional as long as it is available as an option.