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Microsoft: Windows XP stays if you want it
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows XP might not reach the end of its life in June if people still want it
Microsoft’s infamous over excitable funny man, CEO Steve Ballmer, has said that Microsoft might not kill off Windows XP in June if customers still demand it. Still going strong after 6.5 years, Microsoft’s ubiquitous OS Windows XP has stood the test of time remarkably well, but the company plans to start phasing it out in June this year.
However, Ballmer suggested that this plan isn’t yet set in stone. Speaking to a news conference in Mons, Belgium, Ballmer said: ‘XP will hit an end-of-life. We have announced one.’ However, he then added that ‘If customer feedback varies, we can always wake up smarter, but right now, we have a plan for end-of-life for new XP shipments.’
According to Reuters, Ballmer said that many people are choosing to buy Vista instead of XP now, but admitted that many businesses were still buying XP because IT departments often use older machines that won’t run the new OS.
Windows XP has recently been updated with Service Pack 3, which has already been sent to OEMs and will be available to download from the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update on 29 April. However, you can download the service pack for yourself from many locations online, some of which are listed here.
Via Reuters
