MICROSOFT GIVES XP REAPS AN EXTRA 2 YEARS TO LIVE

Microsoft revealed today it will persist to trade Windows XP Home beyond its timetabled June 30 kill-date for the up-and-coming class of "ultra-low-cost PCs," or ULCPCs. The operating system has been approved a grant a stay of execution until mid-2010, but only for the very small notebooks such as the Asus EEE PC and Intel’s Classmate PC which be deficient in the hardware necessary to run Windows Vista adequately. Bring to a halt date for XP licenses in conventional boxes remains the end of June, 2008. Free live shore up and warranty-based technical shore up will dry up next April. After that, clientele need to recompense for phone support until April 2014, when Microsoft washes its hands completely dry. XP protection fixes will persist to be available for free.