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Written by: Chistopher Null of Yahoo!

After delays, delays, and rumors of more delays, the era of Windows XP has finally reached its final hours. Microsoft has made it official: Monday, June 30 will be the last day Microsoft sells XP to the masses. In fact, some companies have already stopped offering XP as an option on new machines as they prep for the switchover.

Earlier rumors that Microsoft might extend the sales date have proven untrue, as Microsoft has reiterated that, indeed, June 30 will be the final sales date cut-off for the product. That's it. It's a Vista world now.

Loopholes will remain for some PC makers for some months to come, namely those who are building ultra-low-cost computers that aren't powerful enough for Vista. (Though some machines in this class, like HP's Mini-Note, actually come with Vista anyway.) For at least the rest of the year, downgrades remain an option for many PC purchasers too, though you'll have to jump through some hoops, and possibly pay extra, in order to get XP.

As I've written several times (and reassured many of you in email responses), XP fans needn't panic about the loss of XP. Even if you don't have a copy on hand, the product will be available through many channels for years to come (and likely forever), through both retail outlets and the aftermarket. As I type this, nearly 1,000 copies of XP are on sale on eBay, where they usually sell for less than $100.

In other news, Microsoft has recently pledged to keep supporting XP, including the release of security updates, all the way through 2014. So XP users needn't fret that you'll suddenly be victimized by hackers due to unpatched security flaws. Updates should work exactly as you're used to them currently through the Windows Update system.

Too Bad , I love Window XP......Best OS , I have use in Microsoft.

i think it's just microsoft's gimmick to have people upgrade to Vista. i wouldn't worry because, like it says above, microsoft will continue to support XP. i figure everyone will be using Vista by 2014.

i'm using Vista right now, though i liked the features and all, i'm still not getting used to knowing where all the buttons are and everything since i'm used to using WIN XP for years now. It'll take a while.....i kinda miss WIN XP since it was sooo much easier to find where everything is

XP configuration is ingenius. It will be missed...

vista sucks god
what final days of xp?

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Written by: Chistopher Null of Yahoo!

After delays, delays, and rumors of more delays, the era of Windows XP has finally reached its final hours. Microsoft has made it official: Monday, June 30 will be the last day Microsoft sells XP to the masses. In fact, some companies have already stopped offering XP as an option on new machines as they prep for the switchover.

Earlier rumors that Microsoft might extend the sales date have proven untrue, as Microsoft has reiterated that, indeed, June 30 will be the final sales date cut-off for the product. That's it. It's a Vista world now.

Loopholes will remain for some PC makers for some months to come, namely those who are building ultra-low-cost computers that aren't powerful enough for Vista. (Though some machines in this class, like HP's Mini-Note, actually come with Vista anyway.) For at least the rest of the year, downgrades remain an option for many PC purchasers too, though you'll have to jump through some hoops, and possibly pay extra, in order to get XP.

As I've written several times (and reassured many of you in email responses), XP fans needn't panic about the loss of XP. Even if you don't have a copy on hand, the product will be available through many channels for years to come (and likely forever), through both retail outlets and the aftermarket. As I type this, nearly 1,000 copies of XP are on sale on eBay, where they usually sell for less than $100.

In other news, Microsoft has recently pledged to keep supporting XP, including the release of security updates, all the way through 2014. So XP users needn't fret that you'll suddenly be victimized by hackers due to unpatched security flaws. Updates should work exactly as you're used to them currently through the Windows Update system.

Windows 3.11 at least it never crashed and didn't spend forever loading.
I don't recall a 3.11 virus either...

lol
Windows XP will never die =P
There are always ways of obtaining it that I'm not mentioning here, I might break a rule. xD
But I thought they were going to sell Windows XP Service Pack 3 though.. Ah well.
Regardless, I'll still use windows XP since it's a lot better and stable compared to Vista.
Although, I'll most likely switch to Gentoo later on though. xD

xp wont die easily. there's a huge base of xp users out there and they won't upgrade fast 'coz a) vista is expensive b) they need to upgrade their machine or replace it entirely ocz it cant run vista c) they think it will be buggy coz up to now MS is still fixing XP.

oh no they cant do that XP is so good and easy while Vista is hard to find things
i have 1 XP and 1 Vista i seariously liek my old Xp better than the new Vista..XD
and still some people will refuse to upgrade because of the cost of vista or people just love XP so much....ill miss you XP