Microsoft extends 'life cycle' for Windows XP

The software giant has said it will extend the technical support period for family versions of Windows XP, despite the fact that the Vista operating system will be officially released next week.

This is considered a move to reassure Microsoft public opinion, when many opinions expressed concern that the software giant will abandon Windows XP to focus on "taking care" for Vista.

According to the latest announcement, Microsoft will support the life cycle of Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Media Center Edition through April 2009. Similar forms of support will also be applied to Windows XP Professional users.

Vista has come to business customers since the end of November, but it is not until January 30, that individual consumers can officially touch this much-rumored operating system. Vista is also the first major operating system that Microsoft launched in the last 5 years.

Attractive, but not enough to attract guests

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However, many analysts are reluctant about Vista's prospects in the short term, despite Microsoft's pity (and money) to promote the latest pet.

Sidebar is the most mentioned high-end feature, a technology that allows users to check mail, listen to music, and watch videos on the secondary screen of a notebook without even turning on the computer.

In addition, transparent 3D graphics are also a very attractive feature, but requires strong computer configuration and users must "generously" shop for expensive versions like Ultimate that can be used.

In order to attract customers and "heat up" the market's reaction to Vista, Microsoft has implemented a lot of promotional campaigns in the past. The software giant delivered coupons when upgrading to Vista for those who bought new PCs during the 2006 Christmas season, allowing installing Vista over the network with a variety of support tools.

Most recently, Microsoft has released Vista OEM version to computer manufacturers for almost no difference compared to Windows XP, a sign of ensuring the price of Vista pre-installed PC will not be "priced". and consumer pockets.

Trong Cam