Microsoft gives in: Windows XP Support until 2014

It seems that Microsoft has listened to public demand; the software giant has decided to extend their offer of technical support of Windows XP. Microsoft will now offer extended support for updates and security patches on the XP operating system until April 2014. However it seems that Microsoft has not reversed their decision to stop selling XP after June 30.

I am so happy that there will still be full support for Windows XP until 2014, I have tried twice now to use Windows Vista and both times I went back to my old faithful that is XP. Many people will not be happy that they will not be able to get a copy of XP anymore after June 30, but if you are lucky you might be able to find a few copies in a few stores or new computers for a few months to come.

It seems that Microsoft are doing a lot to try and keep people happy, they have just announced that they will allow customers to downgrade Vista systems to XP. This is possible through a loophole in the company’s licensing terms. Let me explain it to you in simple terms, those of you who purchase a copy of Vista will also be able to run XP at no additional cost.

According to Tech Tree, The decision for Microsoft to extend XP support is more for large business customers, as many of them still have not upgraded to the newer operating system. Many of these businesses have delayed upgrading to Vista, as it will be a huge cost to them and they might have to upgrade some of their hardware systems.