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Microsoft stops Windows XP carry out deadline to extend 6 months

October 6, 2008

Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on October 5 message, according to foreign media coverage, microsoft Zhou Wu confirms, this company already will new leave factory the deadline that PC installs Windows XP beforehand defers 6 months to come on June 30, 2009. Before this, computer firm still can obtain medium, PC of will new carry out demotes from Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate Windows XP Professional.

Afore-mentioned act show Microsoft already adjusted relevant policy. Before this, microsoft ever planned to stop to supply medium of Windows XP Professional to main computer firm after January 31, 2009.

Microsoft spokesman expresses, “Already had more and more clients migratory go up to Windows Vista, we hope to ensure they are right migratory confident and as far as possible successful. Lengthen a few months to offer (Windows XP) medium is our affirmatory one part. Lengthen a few months to offer (Windows XP) medium is our affirmatory one part..

To be being called by Microsoft ” systematic manufacturer ” small-sized PC assembles a company, january 31, 2009 also is the time that Microsoft quits to supply Windows XP to them. Microsoft spokesman says, this was not changed for a short while.

Manufacturer of a few PC alleges all the time, after was restricted greatly on January 31, they still can be offerred for new PC demote the service to XP. This year in June, HP spokesman ever expressed: “It is at least before June 30, 2009, HP still can continue to offer the alternative of Winodws XP in commercial system. HP still can continue to offer the alternative of Winodws XP in commercial system..

Microsoft spokesman clarifies at this point say, “Manufacturer (demote to XP) the right still exists, (Stopping to supply XP) is to point to stop to supply medium. If you have medium, so using it do not have a problem. So using it do not have a problem..

Windows XP retires partly at was being entered this year in June level, microsoft stopped retail channel to install the license of Windows XP Home to extend beforehand for goods and new PC at that time, allow to demote from Vista only to XP Professional.

This kind of strategy used a provision in agreement of Vista terminal user, allow user and Windows XP Professional of PC manufacturer installation namely, but the medium that still should provide Vista needs with what equipment upgrades later. Data shows, the new PC that has more than 1/3 is demoted to come Windows XP.

Microsoft spokesman expresses, the XP after June 31, 2009 still is gotten extensively likely, because ” the right that demote does not have invalidation ” .

The supply with so long XP is periodic the condition that allows Microsoft to be in a kind of different common, new term makes an user OK be in the PC of XP still can be bought before July next year, and after a few months, microsoft will roll out the succeed version Windows 7 of Vista. (Zhi Huan)

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