If you’re thinking of a new computer with XP instead of Vista, read this…
http://apcmag.com/5835/vendors_in_no_rush_to_ditch_xp_for_vista
Just another Nail in the coffin, nothing like good customer service (and this is nothing like good customer service), the customer is always right and give the customer what the customer wants.
So out come the heavy guns to try and sell a dog with fleas, Vista. Are M$ so concerned that these sales of XP will make Vista sales look poor, hell a sale is a sale, XP or Vista. Take away choice and people will not buy Vista because they can’t get XP they might just look at Linux or OSX instead. When will they stop shooting themselves in the foot.
I’ll bet that licenses will still able to be bought from third-party suppliers.
By the way, how did Microhard handle the transition to XP? Did they force manufacturers to toe the line in the same period of time as they are doing now for Vista?
only reason i have vista on my quad is it came pre-installed-i hear that some online retailers are still selling xp installed computers but none of the retailers such as best buy,circuit city,etc. have xp computers anymore…sad!
another link to add to orangecrates thread 
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/04/windows_xp_get_it_while_you_can_1.html
Well Well Well!
I suppose its time to refill the MS hoppers. Billy and Warren gave away too much to the third hole countries…Now, its time for The American people to "Step up to the Plate<<<( I HATE that friggin term…its wayyy to much NEOCON))…step up to the plate AND REFILL THEM! VIA REPLACING ALL THE OS ON THE PLANET!!
Same way. Generally, oem’s are availible for 12 months after the official release date of the new os. Retail versions for 24 months.
Oem’s can bundle either os during that time. So I guess whatever they think will sell.
Thanks for the info there, Oldman. Let’s just say my memory isn’t what it used to be and I didn’t really have time to check my disks for archive info. But I suspected there wasn’t so much difference.
Well, the one thing I don’t remember is as much negativity about XP when it first came out. I might be wrong.
Well, the one thing I don't remember is as much negativity about XP when it first came out. I might be wrong.Your correct but then a lot of us where using Windows ME so anything new had to be better. :(
Well I put off winME, skipped that and just updated to win98se and waited until XP had released SP1 and almost SP2 before installing XP Pro. I’m glad I waited and ran the compatibility check so I could get the updated drivers, etc. which were available by then.
I can’t recall much negative press etc. as Bob said most people were only to glad to ditch winME. My only issue was getting Blasted by Blaster within minutes whilst on-line to get pre SP2 windows updates, no protection from AVG my AV at the time.
That’s not entirely true. When XP came out, the primary M$ home user operating system was Windows ME and the business OS was Windows 2000. OEMs continued to sell those systems for almost two years after XP was initially released (some even longer). Dell used to offer the option for either Win 2000 or Win XP Pro on their business laptops up until about the release of SP2 for XP (around 2004).
This push for Vista is likely an attempt by M$ to avoid the problems they had in 2004 when they attempted to end support for Windows 98 and ME. Public outcry forced the company to extend support for both systems an additional two years beyond the original phase out plan. If they force OEMs to sell only Vista now, there is less likely to be as large a portion of the public still using XP when it goes on Extended Support in 2009, and almost no one using it when support ends in 2014.
I should have phrased that a tad didifferently. XP will be availible to oems for about 12 months and retail for about 24. I guess it will depend on how many licences/copies are bought between now and when ms stops selling them that will determine how long xp will be available.