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    Microsoft again extends Windows XP drop-dead date

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by prescott, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. prescott

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    prescott, Dec 22, 2008
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    was only to be expected, considering how XP is still very popular amongst many different users - gamers, businesses, people-who-don't-want-to-change, people-with-slow-computers-that-would-be-overwhelmed-by-vista, etc etc.
     
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    Awesome! Looking forward to windows 7 as well.
     
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    Netbook market I suspect...
     
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    Actually, they didn't really extend the drop-dead date; what they did is they told the OEMs and systems builders that they wouldn't have to pay for, and take delivery of, all of the XP licenses they wanted to buy before January 2009, and instead could pay for, and take delivery, of those licenses as they sold them (or as they had the cash available to pay for them) through May of 2009. However, the orders for additional XP licenses must themselves be put in to Microsoft no later than January 2009, and Microsoft will not accept any additional orders after that.

    It seems that there was a bit of a problem with a number of OEMs/system builders wanting to buy as many licenses as possible prior to the Jan. 09 drop-dead date, but that they didn't have enough cash on hand to actually pay for all of the licenses they wanted to order by that date.
     
    Shyster1, Dec 22, 2008
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